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Wild woman in top (5)

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I believe the answer is:

livid

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'wild' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'woman in top' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Vi' (short for Violet).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'top' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of top).
'vi' placed inside 'lid' is 'LIVID'.

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(Other definitions for livid that I've seen before include "Lead-coloured, being furiously angry" , "Enraged" , "Very cross" , "Spitting blood" , "Black and blue" .)

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