It is an ordeal poorly justified (12)

I believe the answer is:

rationalised

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'justified' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs, they are not in the same form of the verb.

'it is an ordeal poorly' is the wordplay.
'poorly' is an anagram indicator.
'it'+'is'+'an'+'ordeal'='itisanordeal'
'itisanordeal' anagrammed gives 'RATIONALISED'.

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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