Result of getting rash possibly from confounded pests - fleas! (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

false steps

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'result of getting rash possibly' is the definition.
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'confounded pests fleas' is the wordplay.
'confounded' indicates an anagram.
'pests'+'fleas'='pestsfleas'
'pestsfleas' anagrammed gives 'FALSE STEPS'.

'from' is the link.

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