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Most wild adult tigers shot after noon (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angriest

'most wild' is the definition.
('angry' can be a synonym of 'wild')

'adult tigers shot after noon' is the wordplay.
'adult' becomes 'a' (abbreviation).
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'noon' becomes 'n' (abbreviation for noon).
'tigers' anagrammed gives 'griest'.
'griest' after 'n' is 'ngriest'.
'a'+'ngriest'='ANGRIEST'

(Other definitions for angriest that I've seen before include "Most characteristic of 1950s young men" , "Most wrathful" , "Most irate and furious" , "Most annoyed or hostile" , "Extremely mad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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