Why tangles developed between ends? (10)

I believe the answer is:

lengthways

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'why tangles developed between ends?' is the definition.
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'why tangles developed' is the wordplay.
'developed' is an anagram indicator.
'why'+'tangles'='whytangles'
'whytangles' anagrammed gives 'LENGTHWAYS'.

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(Other definitions for lengthways that I've seen before include "In the direction of the longest dimension" , "going from end to end" , "In a direction along an object" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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