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Guide making variant go wrong (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

navigator

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

'variant go wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'variant'+'go'='variantgo'
'variantgo' anagrammed gives 'NAVIGATOR'.

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for navigator that I've seen before include "Marine explorer" , "Pilot" , "Person steering course" , "course director" , "Prince Henry, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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