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I'd sent a replacement as a substitute (7)

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I believe the answer is:

instead

'as a substitute' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i'd sent a replacement' is the wordplay.
'replacement' is an anagram indicator.
'id'+'sent'+'a'='idsenta'
'idsenta' is an anagram of 'INSTEAD'.

(Other definitions for instead that I've seen before include "In lieu" , "for a change" , "as an alternative option" , "As a substitute" , "Rather - detains (anag)" .)

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