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Tigers in disarray become more mean (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stingier

'more mean' is the definition.
('stingy' can be similar in meaning to 'mean')

'tigers in disarray' is the wordplay.
'disarray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tigers'+'in'='tigersin'
'tigersin' is an anagram of 'STINGIER'.

'become' is the link.

(Another definition for stingier that I've seen is " Less generous, meaner".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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