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Caused, gave rise to (7,5)

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I believe the answer is:

brought about

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">caused</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(bringing about is a kind of causing)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">gave rise to</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('bring about' can be a synonym of 'give rise to')</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Another definition for brought about that I've seen is " Caused".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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