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Branch officers initially anger cabinet (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

armoire

'cabinet' is the definition.
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'branch officers initially anger' is the wordplay.
'branch' becomes 'arm' ('arm' can be a synonym of 'branch').
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'anger' becomes 'ire' ('ire' can be a synonym of 'anger').
The first letter of 'officers' is 'o'.
'arm'+'o'+'ire'='ARMOIRE'

(Other definitions for armoire that I've seen before include "Large wardrobe - more air (anag)" , "Large wardrobe or cabinet" , "Cupboard" , "item of furniture" , "Cabinet originally used for storing weapons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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