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Misunderstanding caused by argument against merger (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confusion

'misunderstanding' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'argument against merger' is the wordplay.
'argument' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of argument**).
'against' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'merger' becomes 'fusion' ('fusion' can be a synonym of 'merger').
'con'+'fusion'='CONFUSION'

'caused by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for confusion that I've seen before include "Uncertainty" , "Chaos" , "Perplexity" , "Shame!" , "Discombobulation, disarray" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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