What does the cryptic crossword clue "Is gendarme worried, as Vichy France may have been? (10)" mean?

The definition is "as Vichy France may have been?". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of IS (synonym="IS") + GENDARME (synonym="GENDARME") = GERMANISED The answer is GERMANISED.

Is gendarme worried, as Vichy France may have been? (10)

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