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Dropping the ball, say (5)

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I believe the answer is:

error

'dropping the ball say' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for error that I've seen before include "Bug" , "Mistake, lapse" , "Mistake from terrorist" , "wrongdoing" , "Way of operating" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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