Untidy scene (4)

I believe the answer is:

mess

(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "Where soldiers may eat" , "dirty and unpleasant" , "hash" , "Dirty or untidy state" , "Where officers eat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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