Sadly, tale erring: half is exaggerated (6-4-4)

I believe the answer is:

larger-than-life

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

'sadly tale erring half' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tale'+'erring'+'half'='taleerringhalf'
'taleerringhalf' with letters rearranged gives 'LARGER-THAN-LIFE'.

(Another definition for larger-than-life that I've seen is " Exaggerated".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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