Confound a wild party (5)

I believe the answer is:

abash

'confound' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a wild party' is the wordplay.
'wild party' becomes 'bash' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'bash'='ABASH'

(Other definitions for abash that I've seen before include "Rattle" , "disgrace" , "Cause embarrassment" , "Crush" , "Humiliate" .)

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

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