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Enraged beau is very rude (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abusive

'rude' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'enraged beau is very' is the wordplay.
'enraged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'beau'+'is'+'v'='beauisv'
'beauisv' with letters rearranged gives 'ABUSIVE'.

(Other definitions for abusive that I've seen before include "Rude, insulting" , "Criticising angrily and insultingly" , "Insulting, foul-mouthed" , "Reviling with coarse language" , "Prone to mistreat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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