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Mistake forgetting name: one may have blown it (5)

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bugle

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(Other definitions for bugle that I've seen before include "Creeping plant with blue flowers" , "Bit of brass" , "Brass instrument without valves" , "Trumpet-like instrument" , "Does it call" .)

I've seen this clue in the Financial Times and The Sun.
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