The wife and a 'friend' messed around inside, so it's not 17 down (4,1,10)

Guardian Cryptic #29024 | 8 Down | 2023-03-22
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

definition: not THE USUAL (answer to 17dn) anagram/”messed” of (The wife a friend)*, with C (circa, “around”) inside

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