Terse educator managed to cause one to weep (6,2,5)

I believe the answer is:

reduce to tears

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'cause one to weep' is the definition.
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'terse educator managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' is an anagram indicator.
'terse'+'educator'='terseeducator'
'terseeducator' is an anagram of 'REDUCE TO TEARS'.

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for reduce to tears that I've seen is " Make one weep".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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