Terrible miscue at the end from Allan Lamb’s partner? (4,5)

Guardian Cryptic #29935 | 9 Across | 2026-02-20
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definition: mint sauce is a common accompaniment/partner for lamb dishes anagram/”Terrible” of (miscue at n )*, with the n as “the end from Alla- n ” for the surface, Allan Lamb was a cricketer, so the surface could describe a miscue from his batting partner

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