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Neat tramp messed up rooms (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apartment

'rooms' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'neat tramp messed up' is the wordplay.
'messed up' indicates an anagram.
'neat'+'tramp'='neattramp'
'neattramp' anagrammed gives 'APARTMENT'.

(Other definitions for apartment that I've seen before include "place to live" , "Accommodation" , "Suite of rooms to live in" , "Set of rooms or American flat" , "19 across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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