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Emphasised that it had been published (7,3)

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I believe the answer is:

brought out

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This clue could be a double definition.

'emphasised' is the first definition.
('bring out' can be a synonym of 'emphasize')

'published' is the second definition.
('bring out' can be a synonym of 'publish')

'that it had been' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.

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