American edition (second-hand) (4)

I believe the answer is:

used

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(Other definitions for used that I've seen before include "Brought into play" , "Second-hand; exploited" , "That's not new" , "given employment" , "Employed - exploited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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