Wildly absurd, colloquially (6)

I believe the answer is:

insane

(Other definitions for insane that I've seen before include "Wild < cuckoo < cracked" , "Mentally ill" , "Mentally unhinged" , "without any reason" , "Anne is (anag) - crazy" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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