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Oil rig mob wrecked in confused situation (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imbroglio

'confused situation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'oil rig mob wrecked' is the wordplay.
'oil rig' becomes 'oilrig' ('oilrig' can be a synonym of 'oil rig').
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'oilrig'+'mob'='oilrigmob'
'oilrigmob' anagrammed gives 'IMBROGLIO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for imbroglio that I've seen before include "Complicated situation" , "quandary" , "Jumble" , "Confused mess" , "massive jam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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