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Go badly wrong in gorge, on hike (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stuff up

'go badly wrong' is the definition.
(to stuff up is to make a mistake)

'gorge on hike' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'gorge' could be 'stuff' (stuffing is a kind of gorging) and 'stuff' is found within the answer.
'hike' could be 'up' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'up' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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