Hopping mad sort (7)

I believe the answer is:

hothead

(Other definitions for hothead that I've seen before include "Excitable person" , "Quick-tempered person" , "Headstrong type" , "An impetuous person with warm cranium" , "maniac" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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