Local fury at the numerous firings (7)

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barrage

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'at the numerous firings' is the definition.
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'local fury' is the wordplay.
'local' becomes 'bar' (one's local pub).
'fury' becomes 'rage' (synonyms).
'bar'+'rage'='BARRAGE'

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(Other definitions for barrage that I've seen before include "Onslaught" , "number of shots" , "Prolonged artillery fire" , "Continuous artillery fire" , "Continuous fusillade or a torrent of questions" .)

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