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Ineptly run mother and child by churchman (13)

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I believe the answer is:

maladminister

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'ineptly run mother and child by churchman' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'mother and child by churchman' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (Ma is another word for mother or mum).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'child' becomes 'lad' (lad is a kind of child).
'by churchman' becomes 'minister' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'ma'+'lad'+'minister'='MALADMINISTER'

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(Other definitions for maladminister that I've seen before include "run the wrong way" , "Run without care" , "Bungle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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