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No promises broken — did I hear it wrong? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoonerism

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'did i hear it wrong?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'no promises broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'no'+'promises'='nopromises'
'nopromises' anagrammed gives 'SPOONERISM'.

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(Other definitions for spoonerism that I've seen before include "Verbal exchange of leading characters" , "A slip of the tongue? -- no promises (anag)" , "occasional cluing technique" , "Burly chassis for Shirley Bassey, say?" , "Regular announcement by old clergyman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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