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Confused conversation I caught about love (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaotic

'confused' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'conversation i caught about love' is the wordplay.
'conversation' becomes 'chat' (chat is a kind of conversation).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation**).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'chat'+'i'+'c'='chatic'
'chatic' enclosing 'o' is 'CHAOTIC'.

(Other definitions for chaotic that I've seen before include "Topsy-turvy" , "In a confused state" , "Riotous" , "Never ordered" , "Disorderly, shambolic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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