Conveyed, “Since design is manipulated” (8)
I believe the answer is:
assigned
'conveyed' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'since design is manipulated' is the wordplay.
'since' becomes 'as' (I've seen this in other clues).
'is manipulated' indicates an anagram.
'design' is an anagram of 'signed'.
'as'+'signed'='ASSIGNED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for assigned that I've seen before include "Given a task" , "selected" , "Allotted or delegated" , "Told" , "Gave a task to someone" .)