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Driver wildly interrupting acclamation (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charioteer

'driver' is the definition.
(charioteer is a kind of driver)

'wildly interrupting acclamation' is the wordplay.
'wildly' becomes 'ariot' (old-fashioned adverb).
'interrupting' indicates putting letters inside.
'acclamation' becomes 'cheer'.
'ariot' going into 'cheer' is 'CHARIOTEER'.

(Other definitions for charioteer that I've seen before include "chap driving old vehicle" , "Driver of horse-drawn fighting vehicle" , "Porphyrius perhaps" , "Hippodrome racer" , "Driver of Roman vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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