TV alien you wouldn't want to drop? (7)

I believe the answer is:
clanger
Here is my best explanation:
This clue is a double definition.
'tv alien' is the first definition.
(reference to children's TV show The Clangers)
'you wouldn't want to drop?' is the second definition.
(to drop a clanger is to make a blunder)
This clue was last seen in The Times