What does the cryptic crossword clue "Anger after Greek character shown to be sexy (6)" mean?

The definition is "sexy". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). NU (synonym="letter in Greek alphabet=”Greek character”") + BILE (synonym="”Anger” after NU=letter in Greek alphabet=”Greek character”") = NUBILE; definition: "sexy" The answer is NUBILE.

Anger after Greek character shown to be sexy (6)

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