Normality distorted as fun! (5)

I believe the answer is:

snafu

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'normality distorted as fun' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'distorted as fun' is the wordplay.
'distorted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'fun'='asfun'
'asfun' is an anagram of 'SNAFU'.

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(Other definitions for snafu that I've seen before include "Bloomer" , "Chaos (US slang)" , "a mess of things" , "in a bad state" , "mess as usual" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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