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Can go berserk with opposite number at street party, maybe (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carnival

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'party maybe' is the definition.
'Carnival' can be an answer for 'party' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'maybe' bit.

'can go berserk with opposite number at street' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'number' could be 'iv' (IV is an example) and 'iv' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'carnal' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for carnival that I've seen before include "Festive fair" , "Travelling funfair" , "Notting Hill event" , "festive occasion" , "Period of public revelry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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