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Erroneously pick up what someone's saying (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mishear

(Other definitions for mishear that I've seen before include "Wrongly catch" , "Get wrong message" , "Sense (words) wrongly" , "Fail to pick up" , "Incorrectly pick up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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