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"mess" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often disarray (8 letters).
Definitions
make a mess of or create disorder in
Word origin
Perhaps a corruption of Middle English mesh (“mash”), compare muss, or derived from Etymology 2 "mixed foods, as for animals". Compare also Old English mes (“dung, excrement”).
Used in a sentence
“He made a mess of it.”
“My bedroom is such a mess; I need to tidy up.”
“Messerschmidts! A whole mess of Messerschmidts!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Cluttered state”4 letters
02“Untidy state”4 letters
03“State of disorder”4 letters
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