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Go wild? Sport has a monk going wild (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

run amok

'go wild?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sport has a monk going wild' is the wordplay.
'sport' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'going wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'monk'='amonk'
'amonk' with letters rearranged gives 'namok'.
'ru'+'namok'='RUN AMOK'

(Other definitions for run amok that I've seen before include "Go on frenzied, murderous spree" , "Go berserk" , "Rampage" , "go on killing spree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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