Find crackpot in a minute (3)

I believe the answer is:

nut

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'find crackpot' is the definition.
'nut' can be an answer for 'crackpot' (synonyms). I am not certain of the 'find' bit.

'in a minute' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'NUT' is hidden within 'minute'.

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(Other definitions for nut that I've seen before include "Bonce" , "Hard-headed person" , "Obsessive enthusiast" , "Cashew, for example" , "Fanatical enthusiast" .)

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

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