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King Edward, well-informed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

learned

'well-informed' is the definition.
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'king edward' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'lear' (I've seen this before).
'edward' becomes 'ned'.
'lear'+'ned'='LEARNED'

(Other definitions for learned that I've seen before include "Gained knowledge" , "Acquired information, being well educated" , "Discovered, ascertained" , "Highly educated" , "Having great knowledge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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