Ten alarmists, going mad, use the wrong words (12)
I believe the answer is:
mistranslate
'ten alarmists going mad use the wrong words' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'ten alarmists going mad' is the wordplay.
'going mad' is an anagram indicator.
'ten'+'alarmists'='tenalarmists'
'tenalarmists' with letters rearranged gives 'MISTRANSLATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for mistranslate that I've seen is " put the wrong way".)
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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