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I would get definite confusion pointed out (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

identified

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'pointed out' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'i would get definite confusion' is the wordplay.
'i would' becomes 'I'd'.
'get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'confusion' indicates an anagram.
'definite' is an anagram of 'dentifie'.
'id' going around 'dentifie' is 'IDENTIFIED'.

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(Other definitions for identified that I've seen before include "Recognised, named" , "Recognized" , "Put one's finger on" , "Given name" , "Pointed out; made known" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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