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Await charges, possibly due to be overturned (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upended

'be overturned' is the definition.

'await charges possibly due' is the wordplay.
'await' becomes 'pend' (pending can mean awaiting).
'charges' is an insertion indicator (charge can mean to charge into something).
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'due' anagrammed gives 'ued'.
'pend' going inside 'ued' is 'UPENDED'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for upended that I've seen before include "Turned upside down, topled" , "Inverted" , "Capsized" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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