Many carp about wild unrestraint (8)

I believe the answer is:

rampancy

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'wild unrestraint' is the definition.
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'many carp about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'many'+'carp'='manycarp'
'manycarp' is an anagram of 'RAMPANCY'.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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