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Obvious mistake with dazzling light starting off panic (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glaring error

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'obvious mistake' is the definition.
'glaring error' can be an answer for 'mistake' (I have seen 'Conspicuous mistake' mean 'glaring error' so perhaps 'mistake' could also mean 'glaring error'). I am unsure of the 'obvious' bit.

'with dazzling light starting off panic' is the wordplay.
'with dazzling light' becomes 'glaring' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'starting off' means to remove the first letter (the starting letter is removed).
'panic' becomes 'terror' ('terror' can be a synonym of 'panic').
'terror' with its initial letter taken off is 'error'.
'glaring'+'error'='GLARING ERROR'

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(Another definition for glaring error that I've seen is " Conspicuous mistake".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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