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Hen laid, shifted, and drew breath (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inhaled

'drew breath' is the definition.
(to inhale is to breathe in)

'hen laid shifted' is the wordplay.
'shifted' is an anagram indicator.
'hen'+'laid'='henlaid'
'henlaid' anagrammed gives 'INHALED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for inhaled that I've seen before include "inspired" , "Breathed in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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