Royals to make a mistake (3)
I believe the answer is:
err
'make a mistake' is the definition.
(to err is to make an error)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for err that I've seen before include "Slip up" , "'To . . . is human, to forgive divine'" , "do something you shouldn't" , "Make a wrong move" , "Drop a clanger" .)