Crossword Genius

Frenzied female relative knocked over European (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maenad

'frenzied female' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'relative knocked over european' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'ma' (ma is a kind of relative).
'knocked over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'european' becomes 'dane' (someone from Denmark).
'dane' back-to-front is 'enad'.
'ma'+'enad'='MAENAD'

(Other definitions for maenad that I've seen before include "Wild female follower of Dionysus" , "Name da for a fierce woman" , "Female fan of Bacchus" , "Frenzied or distraught woman" , "Female votary of Dionysus or a wild woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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