Confused is it? End up being argued about (2,7)

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in dispute

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'argued about' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally mean the same thing.

'confused is it? end up' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates an anagram.
'is'+'it'+'end'+'up'='isitendup'
'isitendup' with letters rearranged gives 'IN DISPUTE'.

'being' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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