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Carefully examined and averred OK to distribute (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raked over

'carefully examined' is the definition.
(to rake over something is to examine it)

'averred ok to distribute' is the wordplay.
'to distribute' indicates anagramming the letters (letters distributed elsewhere).
'averred'+'ok'='averredok'
'averredok' with letters rearranged gives 'RAKED OVER'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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