Film came out badly? Correct! (5,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
comme il faut
'correct' is the definition.
(French term meaning correct or proper)
'film came out badly?' is the wordplay.
'badly?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'badly' mean this).
'film'+'came'+'out'='filmcameout'
'filmcameout' is an anagram of 'COMME IL FAUT'.
(Another definition for comme il faut that I've seen is " Correct in etiquette (French)".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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