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Male snake gets angrier (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madder

'angrier' is the definition.
('mad' can be similar in meaning to 'angry')

'male snake' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'snake' becomes 'adder' (type of snake).
'm'+'adder'='MADDER'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for madder that I've seen before include "More disturbed - plant" , "Plant; more insane" , "Pigment" , "More wild; plant yielding red dye" , "More angry or frantic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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