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Anduy  +  463570 Sun, 13 Jan 08 10:32 AM
What does this expression mean?
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Mister Micawber  +  463574 Sun, 13 Jan 08 10:47 AM

You have one idiom embedded in another:  'one deuce of a' is an intensifier and 'kick up a row' means protest or complain loudly or vigorously. So the whole phrase means complain or protest very loudly or vigorously.
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