Having defected, is examined by (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

gone over

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'examined by' is the definition.
'gone over' can be an answer for 'examined' (going over is a kind of examining). I am unsure of the 'by' bit.

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

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