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We had this wild Freudian impulse! (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

death wish

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'impulse' is the definition.
(I know that death wish is a type of impulse)

'we had this wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'we'+'had'+'this'='wehadthis'
'wehadthis' with letters rearranged gives 'DEATH WISH'.

'freudian' is the link.
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(Other definitions for death wish that I've seen before include "Desire to pass on" , "Unconscious desire to end it all" , "Reason for very reckless acts?" , "destructive feeling" , "Desire for self-annihilation" .)

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