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I deserve to get angry (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

'angry' is the definition.
('irate' can be similar in meaning to 'angry')

'i deserve' is the wordplay.
'deserve' becomes 'rate' ('rate' can be a synonym of 'deserve').
'i'+'rate'='IRATE'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Hacked off" , "Extremely angry" , "I tear away, being annoyed" , "Cross, irritated" , "Boiling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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