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'answered' is the definition.
('reply' can be a synonym of 'answer')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for replied that I've seen before include "Gave answer" , "Made some response" , "Responded" , "Wrote back" , "came back" .)
'answered' is the definition.
('respond' can be a synonym of 'answer')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for responded that I've seen before include "Answered or reacted" , "Replied, reacted" , "Came back" .)