Incandescent, so to speak (5)

I believe the answer is:

irate

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "I tear away, being annoyed" , "Full of 22" , "ranting" , "Wrathful" , "Not happy" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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