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Increase the general disorder (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enlarge

'increase' is the definition.
(I know that enlarge is a more specific form of the action increase)

'general disorder' is the wordplay.
'disorder' indicates an anagram (a disordered version of the letters).
'general' anagrammed gives 'ENLARGE'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for enlarge that I've seen before include "Lengthen" , "Expatiate" , "Gleaner (anag.)" , "Describe in more detail" , "swell?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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