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Article located in new arrangement following informal comments (9)

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I believe the answer is:

anecdotal

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'following informal comments' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'article located in new arrangement' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'in new arrangement' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'located' with letters rearranged gives 'ecdotal'.
'an'+'ecdotal'='ANECDOTAL'

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(Other definitions for anecdotal that I've seen before include "Like slightly unreliable report or hearsay" , "Narrative" , "Based on personal accounts, possibly unreliable" , "Going by hearsay" , "garrulous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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