Cryptic crossword clue
Schoolboy error, detaching back of harness when climbing 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PUPIL

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What does PUPIL mean?

PUPIL noun
  1. A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.
  2. An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
PUPIL noun
  1. The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
  2. The central dark part of an ocellated spot.

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