Rant and rave, as sacked gardener might? (4,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

lose the plot

'rant and rave' is the definition.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for lose the plot that I've seen is " Go mad".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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