Potholer cut by scrap iron in desperation to get out (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
cabin fever
'desperation to get out' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'potholer cut by scrap iron' is the wordplay.
'potholer' becomes 'caver' (someone who explores caves).
'cut by' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into a word).
'scrap' becomes 'bin' (I've seen this in other clues).
'iron' becomes 'Fe' (Fe is the chemical symbol for iron).
'bin'+'fe'='binfe'
'caver' going around 'binfe' is 'CABIN FEVER'.
'in' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Times.
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