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Chaos from prisoner marrying (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confusion

'chaos' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'prisoner marrying' is the wordplay.
'prisoner' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'marrying' becomes 'fusion' (a fusion is a merging or marrying of two things).
'con'+'fusion'='CONFUSION'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for confusion that I've seen before include "Perplexity" , "Uncertainty" , "Discombobulation, disarray" , "Bewilderment - disorder" , "Chaos" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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