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Given a turn, wounded Republican left (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scared

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

'wounded republican left' is the wordplay.
'wounded' becomes 'scarred'.
'republican' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'left' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'scarred' with 'r' taken away is 'SCARED'.

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(Other definitions for scared that I've seen before include "Thing which precipitates an event" , "Nervous" , "in fright" , "Frightened or intimidated" , "Fearful, anxious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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