What does the cryptic crossword clue "Hell on earth having husband promoted? Need to change being crestfallen (12)" mean?

The definition is "crestfallen". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of DIS (synonym="a Roman name for the underworld = Hell") + EARTH (synonym="EARTH") + NEED (synonym="NEED") = DISHEARTENED; definition: "crestfallen" The answer is DISHEARTENED.

Hell on earth having husband promoted? Need to change being crestfallen (12)

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