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Way men ran all over the place (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manner

'way' is the definition.
(I know that way can be written as manner)

'men ran all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' indicates anagramming the letters.
'men'+'ran'='menran'
'menran' with letters rearranged gives 'MANNER'.

(Other definitions for manner that I've seen before include "Demeanour" , "Kind, sort" , "Style, air" , "Bearing - fashion" , "Way of doing something, or general attitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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