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Slip off edge of ferry (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

err

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'slip off edge' is the definition.
'err' can be an answer for 'slip' (to err is to make an error). I am not certain of the 'off edge' bit.

'of ferry' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ERR' can be found hidden inside 'ferry'.

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(Other definitions for err that I've seen before include "Make mistake in Canberra" , "Blunder" , "Miss the mark" , "'To . . . is human, to forgive divine'" , "Make mistakes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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