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The old girls are now crazy about me (5)

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I believe the answer is:

women

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'the old girls' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'now crazy about me' is the wordplay.
'crazy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'now' is an anagram of 'won'.
'won' going around 'me' is 'WOMEN'.

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for women that I've seen before include "Adult human females" , "Ladies" , "half of our race" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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