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Fines inn holding messy All-Ireland party? (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sinn fein

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'party?' is the definition.
(Irish political party)

'fines inn holding messy all-ireland' is the wordplay.
'fines inn' can be anagrammed to 'SINN FEIN'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sinn fein that I've seen before include "Irish political movement" , "Fine inns (anag.)" , "Political party to be found in fine inns" , "Irish nationalist party" , "GerryAdams's political party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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