Gave permission and reportedly went under, was ignored (10)
I believe the answer is:
sanctioned
'gave permission' is the definition.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sanctioned that I've seen before include "Punished" , "officially allowed" .)
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