Depends on how much work you’re willing to put in. I think you’ll find matching that texture to be quite a big pain in the ass. So what I would do is make a faux secondary outlet and just cover-up the previous mistake By making it look by design.
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I had to deal with this exact situation, installing the backer myself (those stirring sticks from the hardware store are choice when doubled).. getting the texture right is a righteous pita.
If I had to do this again, a cheat might be something like a two gang plate but one is blank:
Those blank combo plates are a lifesaver for weird situations lke this - Arlington makes a low voltage mounting bracket that would work perfectly with that hole size too without needing to match texture.