Crossword Genius

Rational sect involved in rows (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

altercations

'rows' is the definition.
(altercation is a kind of row)

'rational sect involved' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'rational'+'sect'='rationalsect'
'rationalsect' anagrammed gives 'ALTERCATIONS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for altercations that I've seen is " Noisy arguments".)

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