Go to pieces; perturbation (5)

I believe the answer is:

panic

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "Overwhelming terror" , "Greek god" , "Contagious fear" , "Have kittens" , "Take fright, lose the head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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