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Crime-fighter's leaving it in disarray (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vigilante

'crime-fighter's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'leaving it in disarray' is the wordplay.
'in disarray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'leaving'+'it'='leavingit'
'leavingit' with letters rearranged gives 'VIGILANTE'.

(Other definitions for vigilante that I've seen before include "Man on patrol" , "Self-appointed lawman" , "Policeman unofficially" , "Unauthorised law enforcer" , "Sort of PC not formally recognised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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