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Officer gone mad in German city (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cologne

'german city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'officer gone mad in' is the wordplay.
'officer' becomes 'col' (I've seen this before**).
'mad' is an anagram indicator.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'gone' anagrammed gives 'ogne'.
'col' inserted inside 'ogne' is 'COLOGNE'.

(Other definitions for cologne that I've seen before include "European city" , "Refreshing scent" , "smells nice" , "Eau de _____" , "Foreign city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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