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Fit up over blunder I see - that's just great (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrific

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

'fit up over blunder i see' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'blunder' becomes 'err' (to err is to make a mistake or blunder).
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'fit' backwards is 'tif'.
'tif' enclosing 'err' is 'terrif'.
'terrif'+'i'+'c'='TERRIFIC'

'that's just' is the link.

(Other definitions for terrific that I've seen before include "Of great size/intensity" , "Marvellous, tremendous" , "Splendid" , "Extraordinarily great or good" , "Excellent; of great size" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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