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Appeared to be joined in speech (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seemed

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'appeared' is the definition.
('seem' can be a synonym of 'appear')

'be joined in speech' is the wordplay.
'be' becomes 'seem' (seeming is a kind of being).
'joined in speech' becomes 'ed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'seem'+'ed'='SEEMED'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for seemed that I've seen before include "Appeared, looked" , "Was appearing" , "'Appeared, gave the impression (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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