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Raised one's voice in righteous anger (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sang

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'raised one's voice' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'in righteous anger' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SANG' can be found hidden inside 'righteous anger'.

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(Other definitions for sang that I've seen before include "squealed" , "Did numbers" , "Chanted" , "Took part in a vocal performance" , "Was in a choir" .)

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