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Responsibility for lapse (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oversight

This clue is a double definition.

'responsibility' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'lapse' is the second definition.
('oversight' can be a synonym of 'lapse')

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oversight that I've seen before include "Failure to notice something" , "Innocent mistake" , "what supervisor has" , "Slip-up" , "Neglect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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