Crossword Genius

Out of church, staggered to bed and did not do well (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

botched

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'did not do well' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'out of church staggered to bed' is the wordplay.
'out of' indicates putting letters inside (some letters on the outside of others).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'staggered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'bed'='tobed'
'tobed' is an anagram of 'boted'.
'ch' inserted into 'boted' is 'BOTCHED'.

'and' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for botched that I've seen before include "Made a bags of" , "Messed up" , "Made a mess of, spoiled by clumsy work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.