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Insanity, oddly enough, is not minimised (4)

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isnt

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'not minimised' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'insanity oddly enough' is the wordplay.
'oddly enough' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'insanity' are 'ISNT'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for isnt that I've seen before include "denial?" , "Ain't" , "Does not happen to be" , "- - This A Lovely Day? (song)" , "When abridged, has none of the quality of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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