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Chaotic mess (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snafu

'chaotic mess' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for snafu that I've seen before include "Chaos (US slang)" , "a mess of things" , "Bloomer" , "chaos, as usual" , "Customary confusion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Jonesin', the Universal, The Washington Post, the Jonesin Crosswords, the L.A. Times Daily, the USA Today and the Newsday.com.
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