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I would return to a clan and harangue (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diatribe

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

'i would return to a clan' is the wordplay.
'i would' becomes 'I'd'.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'clan' becomes 'tribe' (synonyms).
'id' back-to-front is 'di'.
'di'+'a'+'tribe'='DIATRIBE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for diatribe that I've seen before include "Bitter critical attack" , "Insults" , "Vitriolic speech" , "stream of abuse" , "'Abusive, bitter speech (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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