Encrypted (7)
'encrypted' is the definition.
('encode' can be a synonym of 'encrypt')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for encoded that I've seen before include "Deed con (anag.)" , "In cryptic version" , "formed in a difficult-to-understand way" , "as secrets are dispatched?" .)
'encrypted' is the definition.
('code' can be a synonym of 'encrypt')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for coded that I've seen before include "Enciphered" , "Encrypted, prearranged for secrecy" .)