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Confidently declared to be so (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asserted

'confidently declared to be so' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for asserted that I've seen before include "Confidently declared to be so" , "Stated firmly, declared." , "Put" , "Made firm statement about a dessert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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