Unfortunate incident (6)

I believe the answer is:

mishap

(Other definitions for mishap that I've seen before include "Unlucky incident" , "'Accident, bad luck (6)'" , "Unlucky development" , "An accident, piece of bad luck" , "Contretemps" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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