Mistaking one end of mastoid for the other, accept responsibility for flat bone (8,5)

I believe the answer is:

shoulder blade

'flat bone' is the definition.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for shoulder blade that I've seen before include "joint?" , "Scapula" , "bone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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