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They see sense with disordered senses (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

witnesses

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sense with disordered senses' is the wordplay.
'sense' becomes 'wit' (I have seen 'Good sense' mean 'wit' so perhaps 'sense' could also mean 'wit').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'disordered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'senses' anagrammed gives 'nesses'.
'wit'+'nesses'='WITNESSES'

'see' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for witnesses that I've seen before include "Observers" , "Sees" , "They provide sworn testimony" , "They testify under oath in a court of law" .)

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