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Blunder installing extremely inferior browser (7)

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giraffe

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'browser' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'blunder installing extremely inferior' is the wordplay.
'blunder' becomes 'gaffe' (gaffe is a kind of blunder).
'installing' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are installed).
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (only the extremes of the word are used).
'inferior' with its centre taken out is 'ir'.
'gaffe' enclosing 'ir' is 'GIRAFFE'.

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(Other definitions for giraffe that I've seen before include "The largest ruminant" , "Long-necked ruminant" , "Tallest land animal" , "Large African mammal" , "Tallest extant quadruped" .)

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