The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MISTAKE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MISTAKE
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The straight part
We know that "Silly makes it" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case silly makes it = mistake.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MISTAKE mean?
MISTAKE noun- An error; a blunder.
- A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
- To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- To misunderstand (someone).
- To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
- To take or choose wrongly.