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Crisis antics are anyhow in vain (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

narcissistic

'vain' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'crisis antics are anyhow' is the wordplay.
'are anyhow' indicates an anagram.
'crisis'+'antics'='crisisantics'
'crisisantics' is an anagram of 'NARCISSISTIC'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for narcissistic that I've seen before include "Self-loving" , "Egotistical" , "vain" , "Self-regarding" , "Self-centred" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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