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Ants seen wrecking tidiness (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neatness

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'tidiness' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'ants seen wrecking' is the wordplay.
'ants seen' can be anagrammed to 'NEATNESS'.
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(Other definitions for neatness that I've seen before include "Tidiness" , "simple elegance" , "condition of the pure in spirit?" , "well-tended condition" , "smart condition" .)

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