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Mass commercial for crackers (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mad

'crackers' is the definition.
(crackers can informally mean mad)

'mass commercial' is the wordplay.
'mass' becomes 'm' (symbol used in Physics e.g. f=ma).
'commercial' becomes 'ad' (abbreviation for advertisement).
'm'+'ad'='MAD'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mad that I've seen before include "Berserk" , "Idiotic" , "Frantic" , "Insane - furious" , "lunatic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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