Badly convey Mike’s opinion (6)

I believe the answer is:

mangle

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'badly convey' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'mike's opinion' is the wordplay.
'mike' becomes 'M' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'opinion' becomes 'angle' (I've seen this before).
'm'+'angle'='MANGLE'

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(Other definitions for mangle that I've seen before include "rolling-press" , "Laundry squeezer" , "Wringer - make a mess of" , "Clothes-squeezer" , "Mutilate badly; wringer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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