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Thoroughly chaotic in Lidl, get close to apoplexy (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diligently

'thoroughly' is the definition.
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'chaotic in lidl get close to apoplexy' is the wordplay.
'chaotic' indicates an anagram.
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'apoplexy' is 'y'.
'in'+'lidl'+'get'='inlidlget'
'inlidlget' anagrammed gives 'diligentl'.
'diligentl'+'y'='DILIGENTLY'

(Other definitions for diligently that I've seen before include "With meticulous care" , "with application" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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