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Raggedness of sides seen in disarray (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seediness

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'raggedness' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'sides seen in disarray' is the wordplay.
'in disarray' is an anagram indicator.
'sides'+'seen'='sidesseen'
'sidesseen' anagrammed gives 'SEEDINESS'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for seediness that I've seen before include "Sordid or squalid quality" , "Sordidness, grubbiness" .)

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