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Wildly deranged editor missing – have a look! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gander

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'look' is the definition.
(informal term for a look or glance)

'wildly deranged editor missing have a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for gander that I've seen before include "waterbird" , "male member of the Anatidae family" , "Male goose - quick look" , "'What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the . . . . . .'" , "Male bird - look" .)

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