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United supporters recalled chaos on US tour? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snafu

'chaos on us tour?' is the definition.
(US military term for a fiasco)

'united supporters recalled' is the wordplay.
'united' becomes 'U' (abbreviation).
'supporters' becomes 'fans' (fan is a kind of supporter).
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards.
'u'+'fans'='ufans'
'ufans' reversed gives 'SNAFU'.

(Other definitions for snafu that I've seen before include "Slangy acronym meaning in total confusion" , "Chaotic situation" , "chaos, as usual" , "Customary confusion" , "confused activity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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