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Maybe anger in a boozer leads to broadside (7)

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I believe the answer is:

barrage

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'to broadside' is the definition.
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'maybe anger' is the wordplay.
'maybe' becomes 'bar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'anger' becomes 'rage' (rage is a kind of anger).
'bar'+'rage'='BARRAGE'

'in a boozer leads' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for barrage that I've seen before include "Artificial obstruction in a river" , "Heavy artillery fire" , "Continuous artillery fire" , "prolonged attack" , "flood protection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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