What you might do on the side of caution (3)

I believe the answer is:

err

(Other definitions for err that I've seen before include "Be mistaken" , "have an affair?" , "Transgress" , "Be incorrect" , "Go wrong" .)

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

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