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Char a bit of a mess in Germany (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

singe

'char' is the definition.
(I know that singe is a more specific form of the action char)

'a bit of a mess in germany' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'SINGE' can be found hidden inside 'mess in germany'.

(Other definitions for singe that I've seen before include "Burn superficially" , "Char, scorch" , "Burn slightly on surface" , "Scorch lightly" , "Burn; ignes (anag.)" .)

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