Very keen to make braid (5)

I believe the answer is:

rabid

'very keen' is the definition.

'make braid' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'braid' with letters rearranged gives 'RABID'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rabid that I've seen before include "Extreme, fanatical" , "Burning" , "Fanatical like mad dog" , "Violent; hydrophobic" , "Fanatical - hydrophobic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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