The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MISDEAL
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More clues leading to the result MISDEAL
- What could make maiden pine is being trapped — heart going astray?
- Wrong way to give people a hand
- Wrongly distribute millions before one’s agreement
- Major road’s arrangement for faulty distribution
- Right hand that isn’t spread across one’s diamonds
- Wrongly hand out cards which make rude remarks about lunch at Spooner’s?
- Give wrong card to ladies’ man, by mistake
- Get hands confused? Mix-up initially is costly putting left for right
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The straight part
We know that "Get hands confused" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get hands confused = misdeal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MISDEAL mean?
MISDEAL noun- Incorrect dealing or distribution.
- To deal or distribute wrongly.