In a number of sections, awful uproar in FT (4-4)

I believe the answer is:

four-part

'in a number of sections' is the definition.
(in four parts)

'awful uproar in ft' is the wordplay.
'awful' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'uproar' anagrammed gives 'ourpar'.
'ourpar' going inside 'ft' is 'FOUR-PART'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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