Instructs ceramicists to become loco freaks (13)

I believe the answer is:

trainspotters

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'become loco freaks' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'instructs ceramicists' is the wordplay.
'instructs' becomes 'trains' (training is a kind of instructing).
'ceramicists' becomes 'potters' ('potter' can be a synonym of 'ceramicist').
'trains'+'potters'='TRAINSPOTTERS'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for trainspotters that I've seen is " geeks".)

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

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