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Mad rage can lead to slaughter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carnage

'slaughter' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'mad rage can' is the wordplay.
'mad' is an anagram indicator.
'rage'+'can'='ragecan'
'ragecan' is an anagram of 'CARNAGE'.

'lead to' is the link.

(Other definitions for carnage that I've seen before include "Mass killing" , "Wholesale killing" , "Mass slaughter" , "destruction" , "Bloody slaughter and butchery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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