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What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence below? Use context clues to help.

Many people were hurt in the wild melee after the soccer match.

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melee means crowd or riot
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A "Melee" is a synonym to pandemonium. It is something disorganized but the only difference here is that it mainly has to do with sports.
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