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Fools with second edition being judged (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assessed

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

'fools with second edition' is the wordplay.
'fools' becomes 'asses' (ass can mean a foolish person).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'edition' becomes 'ed'.
'asses'+'s'+'ed'='ASSESSED'

(Other definitions for assessed that I've seen before include "Estimated" , "Evaluated" , "Appraised" , "reviewed" , "Judged the worth of something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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