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Motorway madness, it appears! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mirage

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'it appears' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'motorway madness' is the wordplay.
'motorway' becomes 'MI' (resembles M1, English motorway).
'madness' becomes 'rage' (synonyms).
'mi'+'rage'='MIRAGE'

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(Other definitions for mirage that I've seen before include "Something illusory and unattainable" , "French fighter aircraft" , "Hallucination caused by hot air" , "vision" , "Deceptive image, in the desert say" .)

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