Losing cohesion is trickily disorientating (14)

I believe the answer is:

disintegration

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'losing cohesion' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'trickily disorientating' is the wordplay.
'disorientating' anagrams to 'DISINTEGRATION'.
However, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for disintegration that I've seen before include "Process of breaking up" , "Falling apart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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