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In a confused uproar, the youngster left (5)

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I believe the answer is:

babel

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'in a confused uproar' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'youngster left' is the wordplay.
'youngster' becomes 'babe' (I've seen this before).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'babe'+'l'='BABEL'

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(Other definitions for babel that I've seen before include "Noisy confusion of voices" , "Confusion of noise" , "Confused noise of many voices" , "All talking at once" , "scene of confusion" .)

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