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Famous lunatic hated tram travel (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mad hatter

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'famous lunatic' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'hated tram travel' is the wordplay.
'travel' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'travelling' mean this).
'hated'+'tram'='hatedtram'
'hatedtram' with letters rearranged gives 'MAD HATTER'.

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(Other definitions for mad hatter that I've seen before include "Bizarre party host" , "one forever taking tea" , "Tea drinker" , "Eccentric" , "Participant in the 16 in 3,8" .)

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