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Make a mistake with task involving travel (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

errand

'task involving travel' is the definition.
(an errand is a task requiring you to travel)

'make a mistake with' is the wordplay.
'make a mistake' becomes 'err' (to err is to make an error).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'err'+'and'='ERRAND'

(Other definitions for errand that I've seen before include "Job usually involving a short trip" , "Messenger's job" , "Useful journey" , "In purposeful trip" , "Message run" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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