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Ill-will apparent when madmen start yelling about it (6)

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enmity

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(Other definitions for enmity that I've seen before include "Hostility, bad feeling towards" , "Personal hostility" , "ill will" , "Hostility between opposing people or countries" , "Hostility, ill-will" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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