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Puzzle, being crazy to get into a popular drink (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bewilder

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'puzzle' is the definition.
(I know that puzzle can be written as bewilder)

'crazy to get into a popular drink' is the wordplay.
'crazy' becomes 'wild' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to get into' is an insertion indicator.
'a popular drink' becomes 'beer' (beer is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'popular' bit.).
'wild' inserted inside 'beer' is 'BEWILDER'.

'being' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bewilder that I've seen before include "Confuse - perplex" , "fox" , "Perplex the wild beer" , "Wild beer tending to confuse" , "Confuse utterly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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