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Rants when one breaks deals (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tirades

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'rants' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'when one breaks deals' is the wordplay.
'when one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'breaks' indicates putting letters inside.
'deals' becomes 'trades' ('trade' can be a synonym of 'deal').
'i' put within 'trades' is 'TIRADES'.

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(Other definitions for tirades that I've seen before include "torrents of abuse" , "Long angry speeches of criticism or accusation" , "Speeches of violent denunciation" , "Rants" , "It dares to unleash long angry speeches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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