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Electrician's outright blunder (5)

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gaffe

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'blunder' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for gaffe that I've seen before include "Clanger" , "Tactless comment" , "embarrassing mistake" , "slip" , "Brick (that's dropped)" .)

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