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Aussie native left in disarray without accommodation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roomless

'without accommodation' is the definition.
('accommodation' can be 'room' (I have seen 'basic accommodation' mean 'room' so perhaps 'accommodation' could also mean 'room') so maybe 'without accommodation' can be ''roomless')

'aussie native left in disarray' is the wordplay.
'aussie native' becomes 'roo' (short for kangaroo).
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'disarray' becomes 'mess' (something in disarray is in a mess).
'l' put into 'mess' is 'mless'.
'roo'+'mless'='ROOMLESS'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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