help with last clue please

[rosles]

paul left the guardian almost totally in confusion. (7)
I have ?e?a?g is it melange?

[pandabear]

you say 7, BUt give 6 letters?

[kayakamina]

Derange

[kayakamina]

I should have put a ? after my suggestion.

[pandabear]

plesae can you explain for me k -

Derange is the confusion, what about the rest?

[kayakamina]

Pb I can't at the moment. Obviously I (the setter) is removed from Guardian but.....??
Leave it with me. K

[dzug]

I thought melange.

me=paul
l=left
ange(l) = guardian almost totally

melange = confusion

[rosles]

thanks K I look forward to hearing the reason

[rosles]

that was my idea dzug but i didn't like the ange for guardian almost total

[kayakamina]

I like it Dzug!! That's what you started with rosles .

Cheers K

[pandabear]

I am having a bad day .... why does Me = Paul ?

[rosles]

because paul set the crossword
thanks all

[pandabear]

well that's useful to know ....

just shows the usefulness of naming the crossword in the Question Title ?