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Crazy Greek character climbing — old and free from injury (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

undamaged

'free from injury' is the definition.

'crazy greek character climbing old' is the wordplay.
'crazy' becomes 'mad' (synonyms).
'greek character' becomes 'nu' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
'climbing' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters climb up).
'old' becomes 'aged' (similar in meaning).
'mad'+'nu'='madnu'
'madnu' in reverse letter order is 'undam'.
'undam'+'aged'='UNDAMAGED'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for undamaged that I've seen before include "sound" , "without injuries" , "Not harmed or injured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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