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Greta Garbo shuns bore, excitedly describing disorganised rabble (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ragtag

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'disorganised rabble' is the definition.
'ragtag' can be an answer for 'disorganised' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'rabble' bit.

'greta garbo shuns bore excitedly' is the wordplay.
'shuns' suggests deleting specific letters.
'excitedly' is an anagram indicator (letters excited or stimulated into a new form).
'greta'+'garbo'='gretagarbo'
'gretagarbo' with 'bore' taken out is 'gtagar'.
'gtagar' with letters rearranged gives 'RAGTAG'.

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(Other definitions for ragtag that I've seen before include "Mob" , "Badly organised" , "Disparaging term for the common people" , "hoi polloi" , ". . . . . . and bobtail, the rabble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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