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Mature king ordered mistake put down (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erratum

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'mistake put down' is the definition.
'erratum' can be an answer for 'mistake' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'put down' bit.

'mature king ordered' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'R' (abbreviation for rex, king in Latin).
'ordered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mature'+'r'='maturer'
'maturer' with letters rearranged gives 'ERRATUM'.

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(Other definitions for erratum that I've seen before include "fluff on paper" , "Mistake in book, etc" , "Mistake by Latin scholar" , "Misprint" , "Faux pas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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