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Kids consuming ecstasy in raves (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rages

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'raves' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'kids consuming ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'kids' becomes 'rags' (I've seen this before).
'consuming' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ecstasy' becomes 'e' (informal term for the drug).
'rags' placed around 'e' is 'RAGES'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rages that I've seen before include "becomes furious" , "Shows anger" , "Furies" , "Passions" , "gives anger vent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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