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Ten alarmists, going mad, use the wrong words (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mistranslate

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'ten alarmists going mad use the wrong words' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'ten alarmists going mad' is the wordplay.
'going mad' is an anagram indicator.
'ten'+'alarmists'='tenalarmists'
'tenalarmists' with letters rearranged gives 'MISTRANSLATE'.

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(Another definition for mistranslate that I've seen is " put the wrong way".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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