The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FRENETIC
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More clues leading to the result FRENETIC
- De Gaulle’s language mostly about English — it turned wild
- Delirious, seeing entire chaos in football club
- Frenchman in France with much of beat that’s very busy
- Frantic if centre is moved
- Available around noon, jerk becomes mad
- Mad fellow in charge drawing in soldiers with trap
- Mad fellow, Frenchman, with nervous habit
- Agitated nervous response by loud Frenchman
- Centre, if poorly positioned, can be distracted
- Extremely agitated as foreigner starts to collapse in Crete
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The straight part
We know that "Mad" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mad = frenetic.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRENETIC mean?
FRENETIC noun- One who is frenetic.
- Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- Mentally deranged, insane.
- Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.