What does the cryptic crossword clue "Bursting from covert, a deer panicked unnecessarily? (11)" mean?

The definition is "panicked unnecessarily?". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of COVERT, + A + DEER = OVERREACTED; definition: "panicked unnecessarily?" The answer is OVERREACTED.

Bursting from covert, a deer panicked unnecessarily? (11)

Times Cryptic #28890 | 15 Across | 2024-04-13 flower

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