Crossword Genius

Mad having called during the action (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deranged

'mad' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'called during the action' is the wordplay.
'called' becomes 'rang' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the action' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of action).
'rang' placed inside 'deed' is 'DERANGED'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deranged that I've seen before include "totally without reason" , "irrational" , "What Ophelia was eventually" , "Disordered, mentally perhaps" , "Made insane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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