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Volunteers finding student is frenzied and magical (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

talismanic

'magical' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'volunteers finding student is frenzied' is the wordplay.
'volunteers' becomes 'TA' (abbreviation for Territorial Army).
'finding' says to put letters next to each other.
'student' becomes 'L' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'frenzied' becomes 'manic' (I've seen this before).
'ta'+'l'+'is'+'manic'='TALISMANIC'

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for talismanic that I've seen is " like a charm".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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