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Continentals involved in fracas (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

africans

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'continentals' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'involved in fracas' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'in'+'fracas'='infracas'
'infracas' is an anagram of 'AFRICANS'.

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(Another definition for africans that I've seen is " Libyans?".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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