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Herald's up on one leg, out of control (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rampant

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'out of control' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'herald's up on one leg' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for rampant that I've seen before include "Showing unchecked growth" , "On the rampage" , "Out of control" , "Unbridled" , "Flourishing excessively as disease may be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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