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A right harangue - and thorough! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

arrant

'thorough' is the definition.
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'a right harangue' is the wordplay.
'a right' becomes 'ar' (I've seen this in other clues).
'harangue' becomes 'rant' ('rant' can be a synonym of 'harangue').
'ar'+'rant'='ARRANT'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for arrant that I've seen before include "Extreme and utter, as nonsense may be" , "Utter and absolute, maybe nonsense" , "Blatant" , "Downright - notorious" , "Complete (nonsense)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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