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Various loons on ecstasy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diverse

'various' is the definition.
('diverse' can be a synonym of 'various')

'loons on ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'loons' becomes 'divers' ('diver' can be a synonym of 'loon').
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'ecstasy' becomes 'e' (informal term for the drug).
'divers'+'e'='DIVERSE'

(Other definitions for diverse that I've seen before include "Differing" , "'Various, assorted (7)'" , "Of different kind or variety" , "Book" , "Different and various" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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