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Mistake is largely a result of intense fear (5)

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error

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'mistake' is the definition.
(I know that mistake can be written as error)

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(Other definitions for error that I've seen before include "1 down" , "Blunder or mistake" , "Trial and ___" , "Miscalculation" , "Faulty judgement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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