Intense anger surrounding new series (5)
I believe the answer is:
range
'series' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Series of mountains' mean 'range' so perhaps 'series' could also mean 'range')
'intense anger surrounding new' is the wordplay.
'intense anger' becomes 'rage' (I've seen this before).
'surrounding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'rage' enclosing 'n' is 'RANGE'.
(Other definitions for range that I've seen before include "Old song: ''Home on the . . . . .''" , "area for stock" , "Variation within limits" , "Open grazing land or cooking stove" , "Extent; line of mountains" .)