Longed for deanery (7)

I believe the answer is:

yearned

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'longed for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'deanery' is the wordplay.
'deanery' anagrams to 'YEARNED'.
But, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for yearned that I've seen before include "Felt longing (for something)" , "Desired strongly and persistently" , "Craved" , "Did long" , "Deanery (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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