The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TOUSLE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TOUSLE
- Ruffle lot sure right away to be agitated
- . Occasionally throw out usable beds in a dishevelled state
- EU’s lot managed to make a mess
- Posh stole redesigned as ruffle
- Untidy mass to observe, Latin included
- Almost all the French in disarray
- Ruffle EU — lots must be upset
- To American, the French are in disorder
- Ruffle created by the ombudsman under stress lambasting English leaders
- Mess up prepared solute
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What does TOUSLE mean?
TOUSLE noun- The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
- To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.