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In traffic, one long angry attack (6)

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tirade

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'long angry attack' is the definition.
'tirade' can be an answer for 'attack' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'long angry' bit.

'in traffic one' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'traffic' becomes 'trade' (traffic can mean illegal trade).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'trade' going around 'i' is 'TIRADE'.

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(Other definitions for tirade that I've seen before include "Prolonged abusive speech" , "String of invective" , "Furious denunciation" , "Fulmination" , "A long, vehement harangue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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