Hot temper (3)

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ire

'hot temper' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ire that I've seen before include "Paddy" , "Choler" , "Fury" , "Outrage" , "Losing head" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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