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Judge cut rose, then fell (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seesawed

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'rose then fell' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'judge cut' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'see' (I've seen this before).
'cut' becomes 'sawed' (I've seen this before).
'see'+'sawed'='SEESAWED'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for seesawed that I've seen before include "went from one extreme to the other" , "Vacillated" , "Switched backwards and forwards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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