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In poor light, erroneously log an order (5)

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gloom

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'in poor light' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'erroneously log an order' is the wordplay.
'erroneously' indicates an anagram.
'an order' becomes 'om' (Order of Merit).
'log' is an anagram of 'glo'.
'glo'+'om'='GLOOM'

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(Other definitions for gloom that I've seen before include "Dimness" , "Despondency" , "Darkness; depression" , "Depression and melancholy" , "Partial darkness" .)

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