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Wild time Blur tune conjured up (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turbulent

'wild' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'time blur tune conjured up' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'conjured up' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'conjuring up' mean this).
'blur'+'tune'='blurtune'
'blurtune' anagrammed gives 'urbulent'.
't'+'urbulent'='TURBULENT'

(Other definitions for turbulent that I've seen before include "Wild, unruly" , "Troublesome" , "Violently disturbed" , "Let tub run, being in state of commotion" , "describing Becket as priest?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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