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Insane and angry, like a milliner (2,3,2,1,6)

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as mad as a hatter

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'insane' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'angry like a milliner' is the wordplay.
'angry' becomes 'asmad' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'like' becomes 'as'.
'milliner' becomes 'hatter' (synonyms).
'asmad'+'as'+'a'+'hatter'='AS MAD AS A HATTER'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for as mad as a hatter that I've seen before include "Troubled, as one responsible for tiles" , "having a tile loose?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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