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Blunder on stage (5)

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I believe the answer is:

fluff

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This clue might be a double definition.

'blunder' is the first definition.
(I know that fluff is a type of blunder)

'stage' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fluff that I've seen before include "Mess up" , "The fuzz" , "picked up by vacuum cleaner?" , "blooper" , "Deliver badly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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