Shame and tears for executioner (8)

I believe the answer is:

headsman

'for executioner' is the definition.
(headsman is a kind of executioner)

'shame and tears' is the wordplay.
'tears' is an anagram indicator.
'shame'+'and'='shameand'
'shameand' is an anagram of 'HEADSMAN'.

(Another definition for headsman that I've seen is " executioner".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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