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Make a mistake in flight, it's inferred (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trip up

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'make a mistake' is the definition.
(tripping up is a kind of making a mistake)

'flight it's inferred' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ripup' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for trip up that I've seen before include "Blunder" , "Alpine excursion, perhaps" , "Catch out or cause to stumble" , "'Cause to stumble (4,2)'" , "fluff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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