Inferred by elimination (7)

I believe the answer is:

deduced

(Other definitions for deduced that I've seen before include "Arrived at by reasoning" , "Concluded" , "Inferred" , "Came to logical conclusion like Sherlock" , "Worked out by reasoning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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