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Whereat parking causes mere chaos around a road junction? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

meter

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'whereat parking causes' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'mere chaos around a road junction?' is the wordplay.
'chaos' indicates an anagram.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'a road junction?' becomes 'T' (T-junction is a type of road junction).
'mere' anagrammed gives 'meer'.
'meer' going around 't' is 'METER'.

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(Other definitions for meter that I've seen before include "Device that measures, say, electricity usage" , "Something measuring" , "Device to measure quantity used of fluid, electricity etc" , "Poe sometimes used this" , "Device for recording, say, usage (5)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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