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Ink mishap (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smear

'ink mishap' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for smear that I've seen before include "Greasy/sticky mark" , "Slanderous denigration of character" , "Unwarranted accusation" , "False accusation; blur" , "False report" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily, the Newsday.com, the Universal and the LA Times.
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