Mid-term may be made tidy (7)

I believe the answer is:

trimmed

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'made tidy' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'mid-term may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates an anagram.
'mid'+'term'='midterm'
'midterm' anagrammed gives 'TRIMMED'.

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(Other definitions for trimmed that I've seen before include "cut down to size" , "Pruned" , "Clipped, cut back" , "Modified views" , "Rebuked once" .)

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