The Clue
Printer's goof (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TYPO
Tags
Notes
The answer TYPO is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Four for for, for one
Misprint
Mistranscription
Book slip
Compositor's goof
Error by a steno
Keyboard slip
NewsPAper fluff
Paper slip?
Printing error
Printing goof
Secretary's error
Sec.'s blunder
Slip on the galley
Steno's mishap
Steno's slip
Thsi, e.g.
Unlucky strike?
Feature of the previous clue
Letter drop, e.g.
Mispelled, for misspelled, e.g.
Nooks for books, maybe
Result of a bad stroke
Spell checker's find
Bad character?
Printed slip
Tears for Fears, e.g.
Tit for tat, e.g.?
Tit for tat, perhaps
Toys for Tots, for example
It may be found in a proof
Definition
TYPO as a noun:
1. (misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal) = a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind