The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word HEADMISTRESS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HEADMISTRESS
- Principal desires maths to be given new look
- Possibly she dreams it’s a principal post
- Dismiss teacher, one caught out misbehaving? She may want to
- Teacher nastily shamed sister
- Female teacher hides master’s mobile
- Principal admits she’s wrong about religious education
- Principal tip the compiler’s used over tension
- Possibly she dreams it’s a principal post
- Authority figure from hell with pupils leaving a master in torment
- She aids with term’s reorganising
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The straight part
We know that "Female teacher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case female teacher = headmistress.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HEADMISTRESS mean?
HEADMISTRESS noun- A female school principal.