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Forsake uncontrolled behaviour (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abandon

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This could be a double definition.

'forsake' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'uncontrolled behaviour' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for abandon that I've seen before include "scrap" , "Desert; intemperance" , "Permanently desert" , "Leave behind - licentiousness" , "Lack of inhibition; desert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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