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I err badly, upsetting worm-catcher (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

early bird

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'catcher' is the definition.
(the early bird catches the worm)

'i err badly upsetting' is the wordplay.
'upsetting' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'err'+'badly'='ierrbadly'
'ierrbadly' with letters rearranged gives 'EARLY BIRD'.

'worm' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for early bird that I've seen before include "One up with the lark" , "arrived before time" , "Archaeopteryx, say" , "communications satellite!" , "One who rises before others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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