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The dining room is a shambles (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mess

I believe this is a double definition.

'the dining room' is the first definition.
(mess is a kind of dining room)

'a shambles' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "Chaos, confusion" , "State of confusion - where servicemen eat" , "Untidy muddle" , "Eating place" , "dish" .)

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