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Just Mad Hatter's act (2,1,7)

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I believe the answer is:

at a stretch

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'just' is the definition.
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'mad hatter's act' is the wordplay.
'mad' indicates an anagram.
'hatters'+'act'='hattersact'
'hattersact' anagrammed gives 'AT A STRETCH'.

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(Other definitions for at a stretch that I've seen before include "in one continuous period" , "With much effort" , "Running, possibly" , "With difficulty; without interruption" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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