Folly to finish back in service (7)
I believe the answer is:
madness
'folly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for madness that I've seen before include "Group" , "Insanity" , "Irrationality" , "Lunacy - ska/pop band" , "Dementia" .)