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Locate stand-in turning up in row (4-2)

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I believe the answer is:

bust-up

'row' is the definition.
(bust-up is a kind of row)

'locate stand-in turning up' is the wordplay.
'locate' becomes 'put'.
'stand in' becomes 'sub' ('sub' can be a synonym of 'stand in').
'turning up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'put'+'sub'='putsub'
'putsub' back-to-front is 'BUST-UP'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for bust-up that I've seen before include "Serious quarrel or fight (B, not D)" , "Quarrel, possibly ending a friendship" , "disagreement" , "Serious altercation" , "Serious quarrel/fight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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