Crossword Genius

Anger in an east Texas city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abilene

'texas city' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'anger in an east' is the wordplay.
'anger' becomes 'bile' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'bile' placed into 'an' is 'abilen'.
'abilen'+'e'='ABILENE'

(Other definitions for abilene that I've seen before include "US city" , "Texan city" , "Kansas City?" , "Texas city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app