What does the cryptic crossword clue "Without principal, there's some chaos (7)" mean?

The definition is "chaos". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). ARCH (synonym="principle, as in ‘arch villain’") in ANY (synonym="some") = ANARCHY; definition: "chaos" The answer is ANARCHY.

Without principal, there's some chaos (7)

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