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Drop a brick on toe: sit up if not broken (3,4,4,2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put ones foot in it

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'drop a brick' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'on toe sit up if not broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'on'+'toe'+'sit'+'up'+'if'+'not'='ontoesitupifnot'
'ontoesitupifnot' is an anagram of 'PUT ONES FOOT IN IT'.

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(Other definitions for put ones foot in it that I've seen before include "Commit a faux pas?" , "Make a tactless blunder (3,4,4,2,2)" , "usual way to use a sock" , "as one might with one's trainer" , "Bungle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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