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Controlled transport of red meats (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mastered

'controlled' is the definition.
(mastering is a kind of controlling)

'transport of red meats' is the wordplay.
'transport of' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'transported' mean this).
'red'+'meats'='redmeats'
'redmeats' anagrammed gives 'MASTERED'.

(Other definitions for mastered that I've seen before include "Overcame, difficulty or subject" , "Brought under control, overcame" , "Red meats (anag.)" , "Streamed to be conquered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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