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If done it could be reported (8)

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I believe the answer is:

notified

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'reported' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'if done it could be' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'if'+'done'+'it'='ifdoneit'
'ifdoneit' anagrammed gives 'NOTIFIED'.

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(Other definitions for notified that I've seen before include "Informed, reported to" , "Officially informed" , "Formally informed" , "Told, informed" .)

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