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Gave to, having had a powwow about (9)

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I believe the answer is:

conferred

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'gave' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'having had a powwow about' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'had' could be 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'powwow' could be 'confer' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'confer' is present in the answer.
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for conferred that I've seen before include "Bestowed" , "held consultation" , "Given; talked" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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