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Wrinkly deck? Pure madness! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

puckered

'wrinkly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'deck? pure madness' is the wordplay.
'madness' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deck'+'pure'='deckpure'
'deckpure' with letters rearranged gives 'PUCKERED'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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