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Called during act -- that's insane (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deranged

'insane' is the definition.
('deranged' can be similar in meaning to 'insane')

'called during act' is the wordplay.
'called' becomes 'rang' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'act' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of act).
'rang' placed into 'deed' is 'DERANGED'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deranged that I've seen before include "bananas" , "Disordered; insane" , "Crazy" , "Disordered, mentally perhaps" , "Mentally unbalanced" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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