Maiden in fairy tale getting highly emotional (6)
I believe the answer is:
stormy
'highly emotional' is the definition.
(I know this)
'maiden in fairy tale' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fairy tale' becomes 'story' (fairy story).
'm' inserted within 'story' is 'STORMY'.
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stormy that I've seen before include "Wet and windy" , "Describes weather with force 11 winds" , "''... Weather'' (old torch song)" , "Turbulent and tempestuous" , "Turbulent or blustery" .)