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Finally, Manchester United recovered (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rallied

'recovered' is the definition.
(rallying is a kind of recovering)

'finally manchester united' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'united' becomes 'allied' (similar in meaning).
The final letter of 'manchester' is 'r'.
'r'+'allied'='RALLIED'

(Other definitions for rallied that I've seen before include "(Of shares) increased in value after a fall" , "Gathered" , "bounced back" , "Recovered in health" , "Made a recovery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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