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Stream of abuse? Or rising support for one of those in Galway! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diatribe

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'stream of abuse?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rising support for one of those in galway' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'support' could be 'rib' (rib is a kind of support) and 'rib' is found within the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'date' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for diatribe that I've seen before include "Hostile rant" , "Loud verbal attack" , "Bitter verbal attack" , "provoking verbal onslaught" , "Lengthy harangue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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