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Insane game getting rid of one disruptive element (9)

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I believe the answer is:

manganese

'element' is the definition.
(manganese is a chemical element)

'insane game getting rid of one disruptive' is the wordplay.
'getting rid of' is a deletion indicator.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'disruptive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'insane'+'game'='insanegame'
'insanegame' with 'i' taken out is 'nsanegame'.
'nsanegame' anagrammed gives 'MANGANESE'.

(Other definitions for manganese that I've seen before include "Element - Anne's game (anag)" , "Metallic element used in steels" , "Element, symbol Mn" , "Metal used in some steels" , "Metal used in steel making" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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