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I've been staring at this last clue for two days and just can't get the parsing

34a Proof relating to the enclosure shows little error in text (4,2,3,3)

S*I* O* T*E *E*

I think it's slip of the pen, but I can't figure out why! enclosure = pen but where does proof come from? It's driving me nuts!!

Thank you.

Proof as in photographic print isalso known as a slip.

Anne Bradford gives slip meaning proof.
Go for it!

Chambers; slip² a galley proof.

Thank you so much, always something new to learn in the addictive world of cryptic crosswords.

Thank you so much, always something new to learn in the addictive world of cryptic crosswords.