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Bounce back from the frantic or hectic (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ricochet

'bounce back' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'frantic or hectic' is the wordplay.
'frantic' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'or'+'hectic'='orhectic'
'orhectic' anagrammed gives 'RICOCHET'.

'from the' is the link.

(Other definitions for ricochet that I've seen before include "Glance" , "Rebounding bullet" , "Glancing blow" , "Glancing rebound" , "Skip" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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