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Adults, confused about Egyptian leader, paid their respects (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saluted

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'paid their respects' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'adults confused about egyptian leader' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'egyptian' is 'e'.
'adults' with letters rearranged gives 'salutd'.
'salutd' enclosing 'e' is 'SALUTED'.

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(Other definitions for saluted that I've seen before include "Presented arms" , "Kissed" , "Given a tribute" , "Recognised with a gesture" , "Acknowledged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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