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A less chaotic form of auctions (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sales

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'form of auctions' is the definition.
'sales' can be an answer for 'auctions' (auction is a type of sale). I'm not sure about the 'form of' bit.

'a less chaotic' is the wordplay.
'chaotic' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'less'='aless'
'aless' with letters rearranged gives 'SALES'.

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(Other definitions for sales that I've seen before include "Income received for goods and services over a given period" , "Business department - retail events" , "commercial exchanges" , "a feature of Boxing Day?" , "Marketing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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