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Given new string, or put on tape (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recorded

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'given new string' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'put on tape' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'ed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tape' becomes 'record' (synonyms).
'ed' after 'record' is 'RECORDED'.

'or' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for recorded that I've seen before include "reported?" , "Taped" , "Entered or registered" , "Registered, on paper, tape etc." , "Registered electronically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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