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Wild craze to import domestic office furniture item (8)

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I believe the answer is:

credenza

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'furniture item' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'wild craze to import domestic office' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'to import' indicates putting letters inside.
'domestic office' becomes 'den' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'domestic' bit.**).
'craze' is an anagram of 'creza'.
'creza' enclosing 'den' is 'CREDENZA'.

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(Other definitions for credenza that I've seen before include "Zen cared about this type of sideboard" , "Italian furniture" , "A kind of sideboard or cupboard" , "A kind of sideboard or buffet" , "Might czar need this strange sideboard?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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