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Chosen tart with a soft topping (9)

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I believe the answer is:

appointed

'chosen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tart with a soft topping' is the wordplay.
'tart' becomes 'pointed' (both can mean sarcastic or acerbic).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'topping' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a' next to 'p' is 'ap'.
'pointed' put after 'ap' is 'APPOINTED'.

(Other definitions for appointed that I've seen before include "Given a job" , "Assigned to a position" , "Given the situation" , "Taken on" , "Selected for a job" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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