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School member that may attack harp in a rage (7)

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I believe the answer is:

piranha

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'school member that may attack' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'harp in a rage' is the wordplay.
'rage' is an anagram indicator.
'harp'+'in'+'a'='harpina'
'harpina' with letters rearranged gives 'PIRANHA'.

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(Other definitions for piranha that I've seen before include "Sharp-toothed fish" , "Voracious tropical fish" , "Ferocious fish" , "Voracious river fish" , "Efficient flesh remover" .)

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