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Swilling poteen, I got flush - sorry, that came out wrong (4,2,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slip of the tongue

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'swilling poteen i got flush sorry that came out wrong' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'swilling poteen i got flush' is the wordplay.
'swilling' indicates an anagram (swill can mean to stir or swirl round).
'poteen'+'i'+'got'+'flush'='poteenigotflush'
'poteenigotflush' is an anagram of 'SLIP OF THE TONGUE'.

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(Other definitions for slip of the tongue that I've seen before include "mistake one hears" , "vocal error" , "Error in words" , "a small error" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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