Bad fit (8)

I believe the answer is:

mismatch

(Other definitions for mismatch that I've seen before include "Two objects, or people, that don't go together" , "Lack of correspondence" , "Incompatibility" , "Mac Smith (anag.)" , "massively uneven contest" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Sun and The Telegraph.

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