The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERRATA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ERRATA
- Drop of alcohol and seaman’s on about bloomers
- Bloomers live to the west around desert
- Mistakes made by English kings at start of actions
- Mistakes unusually rare: thanks!
- Period in which bad guy is seen to make mistakes
- Time despicable person admitted mistakes
- In time, traitor will make mistakes
- Mistakes catching Quisling in time
- Misprints informant found during long period
- Mistakes in Cicero’s writings?
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The straight part
We know that "Bloomers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bloomers = errata.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 ERRATA mean?
ERRATA noun- An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.
- An error, especially one in a printed work.