Secret society member fed owl old nuts (9)

I believe the answer is:

oddfellow

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'secret society member' is the definition.
'oddfellow' can be an answer for 'member' (I have seen 'Member of fraternity' mean 'oddfellow' so perhaps 'member' could also mean 'oddfellow'). I am unsure of the 'secret society' bit.

'fed owl old nuts' is the wordplay.
'nuts' is an anagram indicator (nuts can mean crazy).
'fed'+'owl'+'old'='fedowlold'
'fedowlold' anagrammed gives 'ODDFELLOW'.

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(Other definitions for oddfellow that I've seen before include "Member of friendly society (funny chap!)" , "Member of fraternity" , "fraternal member" , "member of secret society" , "one of a fraternity" .)

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

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