Sounded angry after directions got tangled (9)
I believe the answer is:
ensnarled
'tangled' is the definition.
(ensnarling is a kind of tangling)
'sounded angry after directions got' is the wordplay.
'sounded angry' becomes 'snar' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'directions' becomes 'en' (east and north).
'got' becomes 'led' (leading is a kind of getting).
'snar' after 'en' is 'ensnar'.
'ensnar'+'led'='ENSNARLED'
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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