Unruly riot near towards the front (8)

I believe the answer is:

'towards the front' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'unruly riot near' is the wordplay.
'unruly' is an anagram indicator.
'riot'+'near'='riotnear'
'riotnear' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTERIOR'.

(Other definitions for anterior that I've seen before include "Previous, to the fore" , "Located before, in time or place" , "Nearer the front; earlier" , "Nearer the front; prior (to)" , "Nearer the front or the head" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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