Mess (6)

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pickle

muddle

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(Other definitions for pickle that I've seen before include "Preserve; muddle" , "Relish; preserve" , "Preserved vegetable of informal plight" , "Steep - predicament" , "Mischief-maker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, the New York Times, the L.A. Times Daily and the Evening Standard.

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