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Plot to strike that creates uproar (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bedlam

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'uproar' is the definition.
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'plot to strike' is the wordplay.
'plot' becomes 'bed' (a plot of land).
'to strike' becomes 'lam' (to 'lam' means to hit hard).
'bed'+'lam'='BEDLAM'

'that creates' is the link.
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(Other definitions for bedlam that I've seen before include "Blamed for 9 across? (8)" , "Noisy confused state" , "Blamed for pandemonium" , "State of extreme confusion and disorder" , "Blamed for confused uproar" .)

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