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Go mad, given failure to find sandal (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flip-flop

'sandal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Flimsy sandal ' mean 'flip-flop' so perhaps 'sandal' could also mean 'flip-flop')

'go mad given failure' is the wordplay.
'go mad' becomes 'flip' (I've seen this before).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'failure' becomes 'flop' (flop is a kind of failure).
'flip'+'flop'='FLIP-FLOP'

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flip-flop that I've seen before include "Rubber-soled sandal" , "Light shoe" , "Flimsy sandal" , "Rubber sandal" , "Informal footwear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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