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Company creed change compelled (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coerced

'compelled' is the definition.
(coercing is a kind of compelling)

'company creed change' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'change' indicates an anagram.
'creed' anagrammed gives 'erced'.
'co'+'erced'='COERCED'

(Other definitions for coerced that I've seen before include "Put pressure on" , "Compelled" , "Persuaded by force" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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