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Wild desire of a fellow to get a first-class return (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mania

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'wild desire' is the definition.
'mania' can be an answer for 'desire' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'wild' bit.

'a fellow to get a first-class return' is the wordplay.
'a fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'a first class' becomes 'ai' (Am - top quality).
'return' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ai' in reverse letter order is 'ia'.
'man'+'ia'='MANIA'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mania that I've seen before include "Madness - craze" , "Obsessive enthusiasm" , "Passion -- mood disorder" , "Craze; overexcitement" , "A (violent) mood disorder" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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