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Angry buccaneer blowing top (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irate

'angry' is the definition.
(irate can mean angry or annoyed)

'buccaneer blowing top' is the wordplay.
'buccaneer' becomes 'pirate' (a buccaneer is a pirate).
'blowing top' means to remove the first letter.
'pirate' with its initial letter removed is 'IRATE'.

(Other definitions for irate that I've seen before include "Aggrieved" , "Spitting feathers" , "A tier (anag)" , "Angry, annoyed" , "Ticked off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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