Crossword Genius

Chaos in opium den, man misbehaving (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pandemonium

'chaos' is the definition.
('pandemonium' can be a synonym of 'chaos')

'opium den man misbehaving' is the wordplay.
'misbehaving' indicates an anagram.
'opium'+'den'+'man'='opiumdenman'
'opiumdenman' is an anagram of 'PANDEMONIUM'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for pandemonium that I've seen before include "State of chaos" , "Uproar, wild and noisy confusion" , "Chaos and confusion" , "Bedlam" , "Tumultuous uproar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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