Hectic or otherwise to rebound one or more times (8)

I believe the answer is:

ricochet

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'rebound one or more times' is the definition.
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'hectic or otherwise' is the wordplay.
'otherwise' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hectic'+'or'='hecticor'
'hecticor' is an anagram of 'RICOCHET'.

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(Other definitions for ricochet that I've seen before include "indirect hit" , "Skip" , "Risk in shooting" , "Bounce (off)" , "Glancing blow" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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