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Being underground makes men go wild (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnome

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'being underground' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'men go wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'men'+'go'='mengo'
'mengo' with letters rearranged gives 'GNOME'.

'makes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for gnome that I've seen before include "Little old man of legend" , "Mythical sprite" , "Figure of sinister influence" , "Small fellow" , "Underground dwarf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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