a clerical error

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Clerical \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See {Clerk}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy.
      "A clerical education." --Burke.
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   2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing.
      "Clerical work." --E. Everett.
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   3. characteristic of the work performed by a clerk,
      secretary, or copyist, or suitable to be performed by a
      clerk. "Clerical staff."
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   {A clerical error}, an error made in copying or writing.
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