The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RAGES
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RAGES
- King gets older, becomes furious
- Agrees, even, to support artist’s violent rages
- Sees red Greek’s heart in tatters
- Long time after end of winter storms
- Loses one’s rag? Not on!
- Tears from opponents after scrap
- Teases about sweetheart’s tantrums
- Storms take a lot of time
- Kids consuming ecstasy in raves
- King grows old and is uncontrollable
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The straight part
We know that "becomes furious" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case becomes furious = rages.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAGES mean?
RAGES noun- Violent uncontrolled anger.
- A current fashion or fad.
- Any vehement passion.
- To act or speak in heightened anger.
- (sometimes figurative) To move with great violence, as a storm etc.
- To enrage.