Cryptic crossword clue
Clothes Heather’s accidentally getting back to front? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GARBLING

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What does GARBLING mean?

GARBLING verb
  1. To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert
  2. To make false by mutilation or addition
  3. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt
GARBLING noun
  1. The act by which something is garbled or confused.
  2. The process of removing the unwanted substances present in crude drugs after drying.

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