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Crowd, largely out of order, in area set aside for reporters (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

press gallery

'area set aside for reporters' is the definition.
(area in a court)

'crowd largely out of order' is the wordplay.
'crowd' becomes 'press' (to press can mean to crowd around).
'out of order' is an anagram indicator.
'largely' anagrammed gives 'gallery'.
'press'+'gallery'='PRESS-GALLERY'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for press gallery that I've seen before include "Where journalists look down on politicians?" , "Balcony for reporters" , "Reporters' area in stadium, parliament, etc" , "area for journalists" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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