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Incestuous husband Opus Dei included after mix-up (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oedipus

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'mix-up' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'incestuous husband opus dei included' is the wordplay.
'opus dei' can be anagrammed to 'OEDIPUS'.
But, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.

'after' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oedipus that I've seen before include "Mythological king who killed his father and married his mother" , "He married his mother (and had a Freudian complex!)" , "Greek hero - complex" , "who had parental problems" , "One who married his mother" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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