Senior most in trouble, as it were (2,4,4)

I believe the answer is:

in some sort

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'it were' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'senior most in trouble' is the wordplay.
'in trouble' indicates anagramming the letters.
'senior'+'most'='seniormost'
'seniormost' is an anagram of 'IN SOME SORT'.

'as' acts as a link.

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