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Agreed to tell them it was full up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pact

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'agreed to tell them' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'it was full up' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'was full' becomes 'cap' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
't'+'cap'='tcap'
'tcap' written backwards gives 'PACT'.

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(Other definitions for pact that I've seen before include "deal" , "International treaty" , "'Accord, treaty (4)'" , "Treaty, formal agreement" , "Written agreement between two states" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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