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Clothes Heather's accidentally getting back to front? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

garbling

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'accidentally getting back to front?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'clothes heather's' is the wordplay.
'clothes' becomes 'garb' (garb is a kind of clothes).
'heather' becomes 'ling' (synonyms).
'garb'+'ling'='GARBLING'

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(Another definition for garbling that I've seen is " Mixing up".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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