Motley (6)

I think it could be either:

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ragtag

(Other definitions for ragtag that I've seen before include "Incongruously varied in character" , "Mob" , "hoi polloi" , "Common people, riff-raff - ...... and bobtail" , "Disorderly" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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