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Almost explode, seeing blunder (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goof

'blunder' is the definition.
('goof' can be a synonym of 'blunder')

'almost explode' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'explode' becomes 'gooff' (going off is a kind of exploding).
'gooff' with its last letter removed is 'GOOF'.

'seeing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for goof that I've seen before include "foolish error" , "In slang, bungle or blunder" , "Foolish mistake" , "(Make a) silly mistake" , "boob" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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