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Mismanages boy, tiny, limited by teachers (14)

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I believe the answer is:

maladministers

'mismanages' is the definition.

'boy tiny limited by teachers' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (lad is a kind of boy).
'tiny' becomes 'mini'.
'limited by' is an insertion indicator (limit can mean to contain or border off).
'teachers' becomes 'masters' (I've seen this before).
'lad'+'mini'='ladmini'
'ladmini' put within 'masters' is 'MALADMINISTERS'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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