Late? Kelly assessed as created? (9)

I believe the answer is:

generated

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'created?' is the definition.
(generating is a kind of creating)

'late? kelly assessed' is the wordplay.
'late? kelly' becomes 'gene' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'late?' bit.).
'assessed' becomes 'rated' (rating is a kind of assessing).
'gene'+'rated'='GENERATED'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for generated that I've seen is " Created, produced".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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