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Frantic steps made when animals panic (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stampedes

'when animals panic' is the definition.

'frantic steps made' is the wordplay.
'frantic' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'steps'+'made'='stepsmade'
'stepsmade' anagrammed gives 'STAMPEDES'.

(Other definitions for stampedes that I've seen before include "Flights of frightened cattle" , "Wild headlong rushes of animals" , "Takes flight like frightened cattle" , "Headlong rush of crowds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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