Fail to stay calm (5)

I believe the answer is:

panic

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "Alarm - terror" , "Lose the head, yield to fear" , "Have kittens" , "Agitation" , "Sudden infectious terror" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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