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Surprise to see crazy coming back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stun

'surprise' is the definition.
(stunning is a kind of surprising)

'crazy coming back' is the wordplay.
'crazy' becomes 'nuts' (I've seen this before).
'coming back' is a reversal indicator.
'nuts' back-to-front is 'STUN'.

'to see' is the link.

(Other definitions for stun that I've seen before include "Shock, flabbergast" , "Knock unconscious" , "Daze or bewilder" , "Stagger, amaze" , "Knock into a semi-conscious state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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