alerted (8)
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I believe the answer is:
notified
'alerted' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for notified that I've seen before include "Informed, reported to" , "Told, informed" , "Officially informed" , "Formally informed" .)