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I do concede it was given to (7)

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I believe the answer is:

granted

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'i' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'do concede it was given to' is the wordplay.
'do concede' becomes 'grant' ('grant' can be a synonym of 'concede').
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'was' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'given to' says to put letters next to each other.
'grant'+'e'+'d'='GRANTED'

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(Other definitions for granted that I've seen before include "OK - allowed" , "Conceded" , "One doesn't like being taken for it" , "Given; allowed" , "Admittedly; gave formally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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