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Greens said to be excited, given new position (10)

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I believe the answer is:

reassigned

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'given new position' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'greens said to be excited' is the wordplay.
'to be excited' is an anagram indicator.
'greens'+'said'='greenssaid'
'greenssaid' with letters rearranged gives 'REASSIGNED'.

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(Other definitions for reassigned that I've seen before include "appointed again" , "given a new job?" , "transferred elsewhere?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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