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Slips water rat among cages (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

errata

'slips' is the definition.
(slip can mean an error or mistake)

'water rat among cages' is the wordplay.
'cages' indicates a hidden word (the answer is caged or held).
'ERRATA' is hidden within 'water rat among'.

(Other definitions for errata that I've seen before include "Mistakes (Latin)" , "Mistakes in printed proofs" , "mistakes in print" , "List of errors" , "corrected mistakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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