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Fielder's mistake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slip

This clue is a double definition.

'fielder's' is the first definition.
(slip is a cricket fielding position)

'mistake' is the second definition.
(a slip is a blunder or mistake)

(Other definitions for slip that I've seen before include "Fall on the thinned potter's clay" , "Mistake -- small piece of paper" , "printer's proof" , "Lose footing as on banana skin" , "Slight error" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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