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Confused by many an editor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mixed

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'confused' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'many an editor' is the wordplay.
'many an' becomes 'mix' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'mix'+'ed'='MIXED'

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mixed that I've seen before include "Varied" , "Mingled" , "Miscellaneous" , "Assorted" , "Blended" .)

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