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Frenzied attack stopped by bachelor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rabid

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

'attack stopped by bachelor' is the wordplay.
'attack' becomes 'raid' (raiding is a kind of attacking).
'stopped by' is an insertion indicator (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'bachelor' becomes 'B' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'raid' enclosing 'b' is 'RABID'.

(Other definitions for rabid that I've seen before include "Violent; hydrophobic" , "Mad like deranged dog" , "Mad; raging" , "Extreme, fanatical" , "Affected by hydrophobia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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