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Promiscuous girl in fleece, one out of control? (5,6)

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I believe the answer is:

loose cannon

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'one out of control?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'promiscuous girl in fleece' is the wordplay.
'promiscuous' becomes 'loose' ('loose' can be a synonym of 'promiscuous').
'girl' becomes 'ann'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fleece' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'ann' going within 'con' is 'cannon'.
'loose'+'cannon'='LOOSE CANNON'

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(Other definitions for loose cannon that I've seen before include "unpredictable type" , "Unpredictable person liable to cause harm" , "Unpredictable character" , "Uncontrolled member of a group, who may cause damage" , "I'm a threat to all" .)

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