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This year is set for emotional outburst (8)

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I believe the answer is:

hysteria

'emotional outburst' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'this year is set' is the wordplay.
'is set' indicates an anagram (instruction to set the letters).
'this'+'year'='thisyear'
'thisyear' with letters rearranged gives 'HYSTERIA'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hysteria that I've seen before include "Panic" , "highly emotional state" , "craze" , "Frenzied emotional state" , "Uncontrollable emotion -- this year (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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