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End rivet wrongly fixed upside down (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inverted

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'upside down' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'end rivet wrongly' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'end'+'rivet'='endrivet'
'endrivet' with letters rearranged gives 'INVERTED'.

'fixed' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for inverted that I've seen before include "Turned upside down" , "Upside-down" , "Upturned" .)

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