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Caught and eaten (3)

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I believe the answer is:

had

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This clue might be a double definition.

'caught' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'eaten' is the second definition.
(have can mean to eat)

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for had that I've seen before include "Owned in the past" , "Possessed; cheated" , "kept" , "Was bound to be - caught" , "Was in possession of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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