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Futile action with Korean mob that is running amok (4,2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bark at the moon

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'futile action' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'korean mob that is running amok' is the wordplay.
'is running amok' indicates an anagram.
'korean'+'mob'+'that'='koreanmobthat'
'koreanmobthat' with letters rearranged gives 'BARK AT THE MOON'.

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(Another definition for bark at the moon that I've seen is " Make appeals that will never be met".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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