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Most angry if secret gets out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fiercest

'most angry' is the definition.

'if secret gets out' is the wordplay.
'gets out' is an anagram indicator (the letters get out of order).
'if'+'secret'='ifsecret'
'ifsecret' with letters rearranged gives 'FIERCEST'.

(Other definitions for fiercest that I've seen before include "Strongest" , "Most ferocious and savage" , "Cites ref as the most violent in temper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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