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Nun's a poet, so madly impulsive (11)

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I believe the answer is:

spontaneous

'impulsive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'nun's a poet so madly' is the wordplay.
'madly' indicates an anagram.
'nuns'+'a'+'poet'+'so'='nunsapoetso'
'nunsapoetso' is an anagram of 'SPONTANEOUS'.

(Other definitions for spontaneous that I've seen before include "Impulsive, unpremeditated" , "Impromptu" , "Cause of Mr Krook's death" , "Unprompted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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