What does the cryptic crossword clue "Fellow almost entirely overwhelmed by daft vernacular (9)" mean?

The definition is "vernacular". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). MA (synonym="MA") in IDIOTIC (synonym="daft") = IDIOMATIC; definition: "vernacular" The answer is IDIOMATIC.

Fellow almost entirely overwhelmed by daft vernacular (9)

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