Riotous carnival, classically (10)

I believe the answer is:

saturnalia

(Other definitions for saturnalia that I've seen before include "wild party" , "Wild Roman festival" , "orgy" , "Ancient Roman December festival" , "Old festival" .)

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

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