The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GAFFES
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More clues leading to the result GAFFES
- Bosses ignoring Republican blunders
- Slips as one runs away from beasts on the savannah
- Mistakes of bosses seeing no resistance
- Foremen overlooking worker’s latest errors
- Animals, lacking right instinct, start to make mistakes
- Mistakes boss nearly makes at the end
- Slips on the auditor's metal spikes
- Sage dancing around a couple of ladies made foolish mistakes
- Sage disturbed when interrupted by females in slips
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The straight part
We know that "mistakes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mistakes = gaffes.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GAFFES mean?
GAFFES noun- A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.