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Falsified dumper put out of order (7,2)

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I believe the answer is:

trumped up

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'out of order' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'falsified dumper put' is the wordplay.
'falsified' indicates an anagram.
'dumper'+'put'='dumperput'
'dumperput' anagrammed gives 'TRUMPED-UP'.

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(Other definitions for trumped up that I've seen before include "Concocted with intent to deceive" , "Concocted, charges perhaps" , "Fake" , "not properly designed" , "Invented as an excuse or a false accusation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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