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Tried a new form of invective (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tirade

'invective' is the definition.
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'tried a new form of' is the wordplay.
'new form of' indicates an anagram.
'tried'+'a'='trieda'
'trieda' with letters rearranged gives 'TIRADE'.

(Other definitions for tirade that I've seen before include "A prolonged outburst of abuse" , "Flow of invective" , "A long abusive denunciation" , "A prolonged diatribe" , "Verbal onslaught" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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