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Condemned in a second, as was Jeanne d'Arc (9)

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I believe the answer is:

canonised

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'was jeanne d'arc' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'condemned in a second' is the wordplay.
'condemned' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'a'+'second'='inasecond'
'inasecond' with letters rearranged gives 'CANONISED'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for canonised that I've seen before include "Anselm was" , "Held in great esteem by church" , "Declared to be a saint" , "treated like a saint?" , "Sainted" .)

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