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Write badly? (5)

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forge

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'write' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with creating things as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for forge that I've seen before include "Smith's workshop" , "Fabricate" , "Form by heating and hammering" , "Create by hammering" , "1 across" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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