Cryptic crossword clue
Exact legal error attributed to former lover 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EXTORT

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The straight part
We know that "Exact" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exact = extort.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EXTORT mean?

EXTORT verb
  1. To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
  2. To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
  3. To twist outwards.
EXTORT adjective
  1. Wrongfully obtained.

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