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I got mixed up with rum lot in trouble (7)

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I believe the answer is:

turmoil

'trouble' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i got mixed up with rum lot' is the wordplay.
'got mixed up with' indicates an anagram.
'rum'+'lot'='rumlot'
'i' anagrammed with 'rumlot' gives 'TURMOIL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for turmoil that I've seen before include "Chaos" , "Wild disorder" , "Sturm und Drang" , "Disquiet" , "upset" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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