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Crazy nightmare might be the case for Brazil (8)

Ross

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nutshell

'the case for brazil' is the definition.
(Brazil is a type of nut)

'crazy nightmare' is the wordplay.
'crazy' becomes 'nuts' (I've seen this before).
'nightmare' becomes 'hell'.
'nuts'+'hell'='NUTSHELL'

'might be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nutshell that I've seen before include "covering for seed" , "It holds the kernel (or summary?)" , "Part of Brazil" , "Hard fruit casing" , "Hard kernel covering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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