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Increased, ballooned (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grew

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">increased</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(growing is a kind of increasing)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ballooned</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for grew that I've seen before include "Cultivated'" , "Sprouted" , "Expanded - flourished" , "Became larger" , "Multiplied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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