What does the cryptic crossword clue "Increasingly intolerant, hurried back to confront bowman perhaps (8)" mean?

The definition is "Increasingly intolerant". The wordplay uses a reversal. RAN (reversal="RAN") + ROWER (synonym="ROWER") = NARROWER; definition: "Increasingly intolerant," The answer is NARROWER.

Increasingly intolerant, hurried back to confront bowman perhaps (8)

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