Solution for 26 March cryptic crossword clue

A small fear leads to mistaken emergency (5,5)

Solution – False alarm

This clue doesn’t give you much of a hint that an anagram is involved – I don’t recall seeing “leads to” used that way before.  But jumbling the letters in “a small fear” does give you the solution which of course can mean a mistaken emergency. 


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