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Fellow in charge captures a crazy person (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maniac

'crazy person' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fellow in charge captures a' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'captures' is an insertion indicator.
'ic' going around 'a' is 'iac'.
'man'+'iac'='MANIAC'

(Other definitions for maniac that I've seen before include "Obsessive enthusiast" , "Very reckless person" , "Wild, perhaps violent, type" , "Can aim (anag.)" , "Insane person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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