Contrived to have qualified designer meet editor (10)

I believe the answer is:

engineered

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'contrived to have qualified' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'designer meet editor' is the wordplay.
'designer' becomes 'engineer' (I've seen this before).
'meet editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'meet' bit.).
'engineer'+'ed'='ENGINEERED'

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(Other definitions for engineered that I've seen before include "GM perhaps?" , "genetically enhanced, perhaps?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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