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Fear wrongdoing under head teacher (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terror

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'fear' is the definition.
(terror is a kind of fear)

'wrongdoing under head teacher' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'wrongdoing' could be 'error' (synonyms) and 'error' is located in the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for terror that I've seen before include "Little brat" , "Extreme or intense fear" , "Young rascal -- horror" , "Utter dread" , "Young miscreant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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