Don't stand for a senate mired in chaos (6,6)

I believe the answer is:

remain seated

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'don't stand for a senate mired in chaos' is the definition.
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'a senate mired in chaos' is the wordplay.
'in chaos' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'senate'+'mired'='asenatemired'
'asenatemired' is an anagram of 'REMAIN SEATED'.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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