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The Clue

Extreme piques (4 letter answer)

The Answer

IRES

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Notes

The answer IRES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.

Related Clues

Angers
Furies
Incenses
Irritates
Provokes
Resentments
Burns one up
Burns up
Gets hot
Hot tempers
Provokes wrath
Stirs up
Piques at their peaks
Raises one's choler
Stirs up wrath

Definition

IRE as a noun:

1. (anger, choler, ire) = a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
2. (wrath, anger, ire, ira) = belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)