Mess (6)

I think it could be either:

pickle

muddle

'mess' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for muddle that I've seen before include "Confused state" , "disorderly state of affairs" , "Confuse" , "Disorder, jumble" , "[OPPOSITE OF] clear" .)

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

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