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In short, don't notice nobleman might calculate it incorrectly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miscount

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'calculate it incorrectly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'in short don't notice nobleman' is the wordplay.
'in short don't notice' becomes 'mis' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'nobleman' becomes 'count' (count is a type of aristocrat).
'mis'+'count'='MISCOUNT'

'might' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for miscount that I've seen before include "Make error with 20 [ABACUS]" , "total boob" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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