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Detective's reported on being found out (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discovered

'being found out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'detective's reported on' is the wordplay.
'detective's' becomes 'dis' (Detective Inspector).
'reported on' becomes 'covered' ('cover' can be a synonym of 'report on').
'dis'+'covered'='DISCOVERED'

(Other definitions for discovered that I've seen before include "Found during search" , "Unexpectedly found" , "Was the first to observe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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