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Established as genuine (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

authenticated

'established as genuine' is the definition.
('authenticate' can be a synonym of 'establish as genuine')

This is the entire clue.

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

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.
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