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Is she sad term's gone badly? (12)

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I believe the answer is:

headmistress

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'is she sad term's gone badly?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'is she sad term's gone badly?' is the wordplay.
'is she sad term' can be anagrammed to 'HEADMISTRESS'.
Though, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for headmistress that I've seen before include "Teacher" , "Person in charge of a school" , "School principal" , "Female school leader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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