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Given a meal, returned completed and safe from any attack (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

defended

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'safe from any attack' is the definition.
'defended' can be an answer for 'safe' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'from any attack' bit.

'given a meal returned completed' is the wordplay.
'given a meal' becomes 'fed' (to feed someone is to give them a meal).
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'completed' becomes 'ended' (synonyms).
'fed' reversed gives 'def'.
'def'+'ended'='DEFENDED'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for defended that I've seen before include "Protected from harm" , "Tried to justify" , "Represented the accused in a lawsuit" , "Protected or supported against attack" , "Guarded" .)

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