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Madman involved in a cult (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lunatic

'madman' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'involved in a cult' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'in'+'a'+'cult'='inacult'
'inacult' with letters rearranged gives 'LUNATIC'.

(Other definitions for lunatic that I've seen before include "Type of fringe" , "Mad" , "Foolish person" , "Crackers or nuts" , "Deranged" .)

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