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Perhaps Ferguson drinks shot, ending in fury and outrage (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apoplexy

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'outrage' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'perhaps ferguson drinks shot ending in fury' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'shot' could be 'pop' and 'pop' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for apoplexy that I've seen before include "Sudden paralysis and loss of feeling" , "Rupture of a blood vessel or extreme anger" , "Fit of infuriation in danger of bursting a blood vessel" , "man fit" , "Eruption of furious anger (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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