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shambles

/ˈʃæmbəlz/ noun C1
  1. A scene of great disorder or ruin. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A great mess or clutter. (countable) · This bedroom is a shambles.
  3. A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation. (countable)
  4. A slaughterhouse. (countable)

Plural shambles

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