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Having finished twice, given a tip (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upended

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'given a tip' is the definition.
(to upend something is to tip it over)

'having finished twice' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'finished' could be 'ended' (similar in meaning) and 'ended' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'up' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for upended that I've seen before include "Capsized" , "Inverted" , "Turned upside down, topled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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