Mistake taking schoolchildren back (4-2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLIPUP Mistake taking schoolchildren back (4-2) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 30, 2024
8% STEP "Take a __ back" (4) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
8% RECLAIM Take back (7) The Times Concise Aug 5, 2025
7% ERR Make a mistake (3) USA Today Sep 12, 2025
7% I Makes a mistake (1) USA Today Quick Sep 11, 2025
7% RECANTS Takes back, as testimony (7) New York Times Mini Sep 6, 2025
7% REPOSSESSION Taking back of property by a lender (12) The Times Concise Sep 5, 2025
7% YEAR "The ___ of No Mistakes" (4) USA Today Sep 2, 2025
7% SLIP Knocking back lager is a mistake (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Aug 31, 2025
7% BLOOP Careless mistake (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2025

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