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Prostrate after mishap and likely to get hurt (8-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accident-prone

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'likely to get hurt' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'prostrate after mishap' is the wordplay.
'prostrate' becomes 'prone' (synonyms).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mishap' becomes 'accident' (I've seen this before).
'prone' put after 'accident' is 'ACCIDENT-PRONE'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for accident-prone that I've seen before include "Liable to have mishaps" , "Unusually susceptible to mishaps" , "Given to mishaps" , "Given to misadventure" , "Clumsy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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