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One type of racing at venue for another — largely a shambles (6)

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fiasco

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'a shambles' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for fiasco that I've seen before include "Sudden and complete collapse" , "Total debacle" , "bomb" , "Ignominious failure" , "Ignominious result" .)

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