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Mythical wild East Riding? (4-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

made-up

'mythical' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wild east riding?' is the wordplay.
'wild' becomes 'mad' (similar in meaning).
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'riding?' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'mad'+'e'+'up'='MADE-UP'

(Other definitions for made-up that I've seen before include "Fictitious, fabricated" , "Invented, untrue" , "Fictional" , "Put together as in parcel, or put differences aside to become friends again" , "Fictitious, invented" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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