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Inexperience contributing to calamity out here (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

youth

'inexperience' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'contributing to calamity out here' is the wordplay.
'contributing to' indicates a hidden word.
'YOUTH' can be found hidden inside 'calamity out here'.

(Other definitions for youth that I've seen before include "Salad days" , "Young person" , "Teenager" , "Young man" , "Youngsters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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