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Maud's misguided in becoming a writer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dumas

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'writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'maud's misguided in becoming a' is the wordplay.
'maud's' anagrams to 'DUMAS'.
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(Other definitions for dumas that I've seen before include "Alexandre ---, wrote Count of Monte Cristo" , "French pair who wrote" , "Author of The Three Musketeers" , "French novelist" , "French novelists, father and son" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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