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Explained act securing end for Macron? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

defined

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'explained' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'act securing end for macron?' is the wordplay.
'act' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of act).
'securing' indicates putting letters inside.
'end for macron?' becomes 'fin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'deed' placed around 'fin' is 'DEFINED'.

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(Other definitions for defined that I've seen before include "Gave exact meaning or explained scope" , "Gave the exact meaning of, say a word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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