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Daughter cleared out as stated (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

declared

'stated' is the definition.
(I know that stated can be written as declared)

'daughter cleared out' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'cleared' anagrammed gives 'eclared'.
'd'+'eclared'='DECLARED'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for declared that I've seen before include "Avowed openly" , "Announced, proclaimed" , "Stated emphatically" , "Announced formally" , "Closed an innings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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