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Mother returned by 1 without thinking what might be wrong (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amorally

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'1 without thinking what might be wrong' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'mother returned by' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'by' becomes 'orally' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ma' written backwards gives 'am'.
'am'+'orally'='AMORALLY'

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