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Confuse A&E maybe, with obscure case of pinkeye (7)

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I believe the answer is:

mistype

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'confuse ae' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'with obscure case of pinkeye' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'obscure' becomes 'misty' (I've seen this in another clue).
'case of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (like emptying a case).
'pinkeye' with its centre taken out is 'pe'.
'misty' put next to 'pe' is 'MISTYPE'.

'maybe' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mistype that I've seen before include "Make an error in transcription" , "Use the wrong keyboard keys" , "Write incorrectly (on a keyboard)" , "Select wrong character" , "What poor secretary may do" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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