Don’t need to be arranged in a row (3,2,3)

I believe the answer is:

end to end

'in a row' is the definition.
(as in things lined up in a row)

'don't need to be arranged' is the wordplay.
'to be arranged' is an anagram indicator.
'dont'+'need'='dontneed'
'dontneed' anagrammed gives 'END-TO-END'.

(Another definition for end to end that I've seen is " As things are laid to give impression of distance".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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