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Attacked when seconds at duel ordered (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assaulted

'attacked' is the definition.
('assault' can be a synonym of 'attack')

'when seconds at duel ordered' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'seconds' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'at'+'duel'='atduel'
'atduel' anagrammed gives 'aulted'.
'as'+'s'+'aulted'='ASSAULTED'

(Another definition for assaulted that I've seen is " Attacked violently".)

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