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I make a mistake filling receptacle for clown (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pierrot

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

'i make a mistake filling receptacle' is the wordplay.
'make a mistake' becomes 'err' ('err' can be a synonym of 'make a mistake').
'filling' is an insertion indicator.
'receptacle' becomes 'pot' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'err'='ierr'
'ierr' inserted into 'pot' is 'PIERROT'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pierrot that I've seen before include "Clown from French pantomime with white face and costume - tripe or what?" , "Aged entertainer" , "I report on French pantomime clown" , "Type of clown" , "Male clown from French pantomime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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