Cryptic crossword clue
Slips first to be found in nets 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MISTAKES

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The straight part
We know that "slips" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case slips = mistakes.
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.
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What does MISTAKES mean?

MISTAKES noun
  1. An error; a blunder.
  2. A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
MISTAKES verb
  1. To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
  2. To misunderstand (someone).
  3. To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
  4. To take or choose wrongly.

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