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Just after two, call travelling company to describe seemingly chaotic performance? (5-4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

three-ring circus

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'seemingly chaotic performance?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'just after two call travelling company to describe' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'call' could be 'ring' (telephone call) and 'ring' is located in the answer.
'company' could be 'circus' (circus is a kind of company) and 'circus' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'three' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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