The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERRORS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ERRORS
- Dreads losing head, making mistakes
- Mistakes from Mister Rorschach
- Mistakes made by brats wasting time
- . Fears taking top off to reveal boobs!
- Fears loss of an opener to slips
- Duck during basic education, being caught in ‘s’ for slips
- Examining reading, ’riting or ’rithmetic sometimes leads to mistakes
- Faux pas made by troublesome children heading off
- Mistakes logic gate in mistakes
- With Tamil leader, these mistakes would be nightmares
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The straight part
We know that "Faux pas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case faux pas = errors.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ERRORS mean?
ERRORS noun- The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- Sin; transgression.
- A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
- To show or contain an error or fault.
- To err.