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Find record finished (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discover

'find' is the definition.
(I know that find can be written as discover)

'record finished' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'disc' (eg a CD, compact disc).
'finished' becomes 'over' (over can mean finished or ended).
'disc'+'over'='DISCOVER'

(Other definitions for discover that I've seen before include "Detect, find" , "Be the first to find something" , "Come upon" , "Find unexpectedly" , "Be the first to find or see" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Daily Express and The Telegraph.
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