Second hands past disaster (5-2)
I believe the answer is:
screw-up
'disaster' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'second hands past' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'hands' becomes 'crew' (I've seen this before).
'past' becomes 'up' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
's'+'crew'+'up'='SCREW-UP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for screw-up that I've seen is " Disaster".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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