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Take back angry tirade about London district (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recant

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'take back' is the definition.
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'angry tirade about london district' is the wordplay.
'angry tirade' becomes 'rant' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'london district' becomes 'ec' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rant' placed around 'ec' is 'RECANT'.

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(Other definitions for recant that I've seen before include "Go back on former belief" , "Abjure, forswear" , "Renounce (a heretical belief)" , "Take back something said" , "Revoke a former declaration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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