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An overhead span, I see, heard to be in disorder (8)

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I believe the answer is:

anarchic

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'disorder' is the definition.
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'an overhead span i see heard' is the wordplay.
'an overhead span' becomes 'anarch' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'see' is a homophone of 'c'.
'anarch'+'i'+'c'='ANARCHIC'

'to be in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for anarchic that I've seen before include "Totally uncontrolled" , "Uncontrolled or lawless" , "rioting" , "Lawless, out of control behaviour" , "Without law or control" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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