The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERRING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ERRING
- What trawlermen ’aul in? Wrong
- Eg misdialling to get Queen on phone
- Fish heading off, taking the wrong course
- Making a slip chopping head off fish
- Offending jewellery on sovereign
- Making mistake chopping head off fish
- Wrong group supporting Queen
- Queen, group falling from grace
- Queen's call is mistaken
- Making a mistake by beheading a fish
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "falling from grace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case falling from grace = erring.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ERRING mean?
ERRING verb- To make a mistake.
- To sin.
- To stray.
- The act of one who errs; sin.
- To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found in the phrase um and er.