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Frenzy of a fellow to get a first-class return (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mania

'frenzy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a fellow to get a first-class return' is the wordplay.
'a fellow' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before**).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a first class' becomes 'ai' (Am - top quality).
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'ai' in reverse letter order is 'ia'.
'man'+'ia'='MANIA'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mania that I've seen before include "serious obsession" , "wildness" , "Excessive enthusiasm" , "Obsessive enthusiasm" , "Insanity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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