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Wrongly label item, with list in shambles (8)

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mistitle

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'wrongly label item with list in shambles' is the definition.
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'item with list in shambles' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'in shambles' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'in shamble' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'item' after 'list' is 'listitem'.
'listitem' is an anagram of 'MISTITLE'.

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(Another definition for mistitle that I've seen is " Wrongly name".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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