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Even lads somehow get dominated (8)

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I believe the answer is:

enslaved

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'dominated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'even lads somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'even'+'lads'='evenlads'
'evenlads' is an anagram of 'ENSLAVED'.

'get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for enslaved that I've seen before include "made captive" , "Subjugated" , "Forced into bondage" , "subject to bond" , "Val's need (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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