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Go wild with game knight having great laugh (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run riot

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'go wild' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'game knight having great laugh' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'RU' (rugby union).
'knight' becomes 'n' (chess abbreviation).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'great laugh' becomes 'riot' (riot is a kind of laugh. I am not sure about the 'great' bit.).
'ru'+'n'+'riot'='RUN RIOT'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for run riot that I've seen before include "Behave wildly and without restraint" , "Act wildly" , "Of mob, throw off all restraint" , "Act wantonly, without restraint" , "go crazy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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