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Gave Ned orders and paid him back (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avenged

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'paid him back' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'gave ned orders' is the wordplay.
'orders' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gave'+'ned'='gavened'
'gavened' with letters rearranged gives 'AVENGED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for avenged that I've seen before include "Got back at" , "Took reprisals for" , "being paid back" , "Inflicted retribution for (a wrong)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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