A kid losing love for University is mad (5)

I believe the answer is:

amuck

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(Other definitions for amuck that I've seen before include "Run this way to rush about violently and out of control" , "In a frenzy" , "A mess gets one" , "Behaving disruptively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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