... idle warning causing depression to Mad Hatter (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
hollow threat
'idle warning' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'depression to mad hatter' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'depression' could be 'hollow' (hollow is a kind of depression) and 'hollow' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'hatter' is 'threat' which is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'causing' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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