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Cane perhaps drove lamb bonkers (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

modal verb

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'cane' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'drove lamb bonkers' is the wordplay.
'drove lamb' anagrams to 'MODAL VERB'.
Though, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

'perhaps' is the link.

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(Other definitions for modal verb that I've seen before include "Word such as can, could, may, etc" , "will possibly" .)

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