Played up rage in the spring of 1968 (6)

I believe the answer is:

prague

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'the spring of 1968' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'played up rage' is the wordplay.
'played' indicates anagramming the letters.
'up'+'rage'='uprage'
'uprage' with letters rearranged gives 'PRAGUE'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for prague that I've seen before include "Gear up for this European city" , "Czech Republic's capital" , "European capital" , "Rather quiet" , "Capital city of Czech Republic" .)

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

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