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Tighten mangle (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

screw up

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'tighten mangle' is the definition.
'screw up' can be an answer for 'tighten' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'mangle' bit.

'tighten mangle' is the wordplay.
'tighten' becomes 'screw' (screwing is a kind of tightening).
'mangle' becomes 'up' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'screw'+'up'='SCREW-UP'

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(Other definitions for screw up that I've seen before include "put cap on?" , "Mishandle a situation" , "Summon" , "Completely mismanage a situation" , "Completely mismanage (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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