Cryptic crossword clue
Ear nose and throat unaligned and in a mess 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENTANGLED

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What does ENTANGLED mean?

ENTANGLED verb
  1. To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated
  2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult
  3. , to ensnare
  4. To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
ENTANGLED adjective
  1. Tangled or twisted together
  2. Confused or complicated
  3. (of two quantum states) correlated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable

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