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Biblical swine are eager and wild (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gadarene

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'biblical swine' is the definition.
'gadarene' can be an answer for 'swine' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'biblical' bit.

'eager and wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'eager'+'and'='eagerand'
'eagerand' anagrammed gives 'GADARENE'.

'are' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for gadarene that I've seen before include "The - swine rushed into the sea (Bible)" , "Rushing disastrously" , "Suicidal animals (in the Bible)?" , "Rushing headlong, like the Biblical swine" , "Biblical swine that ran into sea possessed by devils" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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