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Brought up some loaves maybe, as announced (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bred

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'brought up' is the definition.
(to breed is to bring up or raise)

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(Other definitions for bred that I've seen before include "Gave rise to" , "Procreated" , "Brought forth" , "Engendered" , "Multiplied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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