Blemishes by crass carelessness (5)
I believe the answer is:
scars
'blemishes' is the definition.
(scarring is a kind of blemishing)
'crass carelessness' is the wordplay.
'crass' can be anagrammed to 'SCARS'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for scars that I've seen is " Marks left by wounds".)
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