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Able rise? That's wrong for one who lets himself down (8)

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I believe the answer is:

abseiler

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'one who lets himself down' is the definition.
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'able rise? that's wrong' is the wordplay.
'that's wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'able'+'rise'='ablerise'
'ablerise' anagrammed gives 'ABSEILER'.

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(Other definitions for abseiler that I've seen before include "taking rope down" , "who has an on-line comedown" , "one on the way down" , "A type of climber" , "Downward climber" .)

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