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I got mixed up with Rachel - I'm an idiot (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charlie

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'i'm an idiot' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'i got mixed up with rachel' is the wordplay.
'got mixed up with' is an anagram indicator.
'i' anagrammed with 'rachel' gives 'CHARLIE'.

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(Other definitions for charlie that I've seen before include "Comms code C" , "Code word for letter C" , "Chaplinesque man" , "Silly person" , "dope > (cocaine)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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