The Clue
Oversight cause, maybe (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HASTE
Tags
Notes
The answer HASTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Celerity
Dispatch
Expedition
Expeditiousness
Hurry
Precipitancy
Precipitateness
Rapidity
Rashness
Rush
Speed
Speediness
Swiftness
Urgency
Careless hurrying
Error generator
Forerunner of waste
Undue speed
Waste maker
Cause of careless mistakes
Cause of sloppiness, maybe
Speeders make it
Waste maker, proverbially
Bad thing to make a decision in
Definition
HASTE as a noun:
1. (haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation) = overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
2. (haste, hurry, rush, rushing) = the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
3. (hurry, haste) = a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"