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Maxine wandering round out of her mind (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ex animo

'out of her mind' is the definition.
('ex animo' is 'from the heart' in Latin)

'maxine wandering round' is the wordplay.
'wandering' indicates anagramming the letters.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'maxine' anagrammed gives 'exanim'.
'exanim'+'o'='EX ANIMO'

(Another definition for ex animo that I've seen is " earnestly".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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