United supporters making return journey in chaos? (5)

I believe the answer is:

snafu

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'journey in chaos?' is the definition.
'snafu' can be an answer for 'chaos?' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'journey in' bit.

'united supporters making return' is the wordplay.
'united' becomes 'U' (abbreviation as in Man U for Manchester United).
'supporters' becomes 'fans' (fan is a kind of supporter).
'making return' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'u'+'fans'='ufans'
'ufans' in reverse letter order is 'SNAFU'.

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(Other definitions for snafu that I've seen before include "Mess table" , "confused activity" , "Chaotic situation" , "mess as usual" , "Bloomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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