In between, maid breaks down (4)

I believe the answer is:

amid

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'in' is the definition.

'between maid breaks down' is the wordplay.
'maid' can be anagrammed to 'AMID'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for amid that I've seen before include "A dim sort of preposition" , "Maid (anag)" , "In the thick of" , "In the centre of" , "Surrounded by" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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