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Is untidy, causing lack of harmony (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disunity

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'lack of harmony' is the definition.
'disunity' can be an answer for 'lack' (I have seen 'Lack of agreement' mean 'disunity' so perhaps 'lack' could also mean 'disunity'). I am not certain of the 'of harmony' bit.

'is untidy causing' is the wordplay.
'causing' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'untidy'='isuntidy'
'isuntidy' anagrammed gives 'DISUNITY'.

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(Other definitions for disunity that I've seen before include "Lack of oneness" , "Lack of solidarity" , "conflict" , "Lack of agreement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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