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Brown dog mess? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jumble

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This might be a double definition.

'brown dog' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'mess?' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Untidy mess ' mean 'jumble' so perhaps 'mess' could also mean 'jumble')

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(Other definitions for jumble that I've seen before include "Fund-raising event less common in affluent society" , "Mix up (second-hand items?)" , "Untidy mess" , "Odds and ends for sale" , "Confusion - for sale?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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