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Exploited? That’s not new (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

used

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'exploited?' is the first definition.
(exploiting is a kind of using)

'not new' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for used that I've seen before include "Brought into play" , "Previously owned by another" , "Manipulated American editor" , "with some traffic" , "Employed - exploited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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