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Female
rushed
around
–
is
old
female
endless
help,
one
lover
of
nature?
(7,2,6)
Female rushed around – is old female endless help, one lover of nature? (7,2,6)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at lover of nature? at the end — that's your definition, a slightly tongue-in-cheek nod to St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. The wordplay is a charade built up piece by piece: F for female, RAN for rushed, C for around (as in circa), then IS as given, O for old, another F for female, ASSIS from ASSIST (that's your help) with its last letter lopped off (endless), and finally I for one. String them all together and there's your man.