Confusedly, game once having Europeans replacing Americans (4-4)

I believe the answer is:

pell-mell

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'confusedly' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for pell-mell that I've seen before include "In hurrying disorderly manner, headlong" , "Headling as rain may be" , "In hurried disorderly manner, headlong" , "In a rushed way" , "Impetuously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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