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Man cradling daughter, born to bring about such chaos (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bedlam

'chaos' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'man cradling daughter born to bring about' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'male' ().
'cradling' indicates putting letters inside.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'born' becomes 'b'.
'to bring about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'brought about' mean this).
'male' placed around 'd' is 'malde'.
'malde'+'b'='maldeb'
'maldeb' reversed gives 'BEDLAM'.

'such' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "Place of uproar or madness" , "State of extreme confusion and disorder" , "Noisy confused state" , "hubbub" , "Blamed for pandemonium" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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