The Clue
Cause for an erasure (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERROR
Tags
Notes
The answer ERROR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blooper
Booboo
Corrigendum
Flub
Fluff
Gaffe
Goof
Inaccuracy
Lapse
Misplay
Misprint
Misstep
Mistake
Screwup
Slip
Solecism
Typo
Baseball miscue
Baseball statistic
Boo-boo
Debugging discovery
Diamond flaw?
Eraser's target
Faux pas
Foul-up
Kind of message
Overthrow, e.g.
Overthrowing, e.g.
Trial's partner
Wrong move
Annoying computer message
Fielding percentage factor
Tennis boo-boo
Dropped fly ball, e.g.
Definition
ERROR as a noun:
1. (mistake, error, fault) = a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
2. (erroneousness, error) = inadvertent incorrectness
3. (error, erroneous belief) = a misconception resulting from incorrect information
4. (error, misplay) = (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
5. (error, wrongdoing) = departure from what is ethically acceptable
6. (error, computer error) = (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
7. (error, mistake) = part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"