The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word APOPLEXY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result APOPLEXY
- Drink variable amounts to keep old man fit
- Raging father covered in beer by Yankee
- Love splitting tree with axes in fury
- A stroke of the worst misfortune?
- Father left Eastern axes after a major fit
- Fury at American church leader having cash injected by unknowns
- Fury as fruit tree is split by old axes
- American dad left former partner Amy finally in fit of infuriation
- Father gets covered in beer by Yankee in fit of anger
- A law accepting report on unknown anger
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The straight part
We know that "Raging" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case raging = apoplexy.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does APOPLEXY mean?
APOPLEXY noun- Bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms.
- Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.
- (colloquially) Great anger and excitement.