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Lots dismissing new border chaos (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mayhem

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'chaos' is the definition.
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'lots dismissing new border' is the wordplay.
'lots' becomes 'm'.
'dismissing new' becomes 'ay' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'border' becomes 'hem' (I've seen this before).
'm'+'ay'+'hem'='MAYHEM'

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(Other definitions for mayhem that I've seen before include "Pandemonium" , "Violent or damaging action, a crime" , "wild state" , "State of great confusion and disorder" , "Violent damage, chaos" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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