Old woman blamed for being awkward? (6)

I believe the answer is:

beldam

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'old woman' is the definition.
(beldam is a kind of old woman)

'blamed for being awkward?' is the wordplay.
'blamed' can be anagrammed to 'BELDAM'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Another definition for beldam that I've seen is " Old woman".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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