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Female returning contraceptive gets rash (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madcap

'rash' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'female returning contraceptive' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'dam' (dam is a kind of female**).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'contraceptive' becomes 'cap'.
'dam' written backwards gives 'mad'.
'mad'+'cap'='MADCAP'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for madcap that I've seen before include "Hare-brained" , "Eccentric or reckless person" , "Lively" , "terror" , "Insane headgear for wildly impulsive person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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