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Finished, anxious - that tells you what's happened (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

past tense

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'tells you what's happened' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'finished anxious' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'past' (I've seen this in another clue).
'anxious' becomes 'tense' (I've seen this before).
'past'+'tense'='PAST TENSE'

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for past tense that I've seen before include "It expresses something that has happened" , "Was perhaps" , "Grammatical verb form" , "What could be perfect in a lesson of French" , "history?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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