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Designed as Manet reproduction (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meant

'designed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'manet reproduction' is the wordplay.
'reproduction' indicates anagramming the letters.
'manet' anagrammed gives 'MEANT'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for meant that I've seen before include "intimated" , "Intended, had in mind" , "proposed" , "planned" , "Denoted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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