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Wound up to make up team A's puck? (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beside oneself

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'wound up' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'make up team a's puck?' is the wordplay.
'make up' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'a's' becomes 'one's'.
'puck?' becomes 'elf' (puck can mean a fairy).
'be'+'side'+'ones'+'elf'='BESIDE ONESELF'

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(Other definitions for beside oneself that I've seen before include "mad" , "Irrational, eg with worry" , "Lost control, distracted" , "Distraught" , "Overcome with worry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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