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Commotion bringing duchy near to ruin (3,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hue and cry

'commotion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'duchy near to ruin' is the wordplay.
'to ruin' indicates an anagram.
'duchy'+'near'='duchynear'
'duchynear' anagrammed gives 'HUE AND CRY'.

'bringing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hue and cry that I've seen before include "Stir" , "furore" , "Loud clamour - pursuit of criminal" , "major complaint" , "Public outcry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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