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Devious aunt cheated, it can be verified (13)

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I believe the answer is:

authenticated

'be verified' is the definition.
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'devious aunt cheated it' is the wordplay.
'devious' is an anagram indicator.
'aunt'+'cheated'+'it'='auntcheatedit'
'auntcheatedit' with letters rearranged gives 'AUTHENTICATED'.

'can' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for authenticated that I've seen before include "Shown to be true" , "proved to be genuine" , "Certified" , "Established as genuine" , "Validated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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