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Hardly crazy wanderer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nomad

'wanderer' is the definition.
(I know that Nomad is a type of wanderer)

'hardly crazy' is the wordplay.
'hardly' becomes 'no' (eg 'hardly a meal' means 'not a meal' or 'no meal').
'crazy' becomes 'mad' (synonyms).
'no'+'mad'='NOMAD'

(Other definitions for nomad that I've seen before include "drifter" , "Rover" , "Roving person" , "A wandering tribesman" , "one of those with no fixed home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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