Out of control before twelve -- given fine (4)

I believe the answer is:

amok

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'out of control' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'before twelve given fine' is the wordplay.
'before twelve given' becomes 'am' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'fine' becomes 'ok' ('OK' can be a synonym of 'fine').
'am'+'ok'='AMOK'

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(Other definitions for amok that I've seen before include "Frenziedly" , "(Run) in murderous frenzy" , "Must run it" , "Berserk" , "'Wildly, without self-control (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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