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Made a great deal of upside-down desserts (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stressed

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'made a great deal' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'upside-down desserts' is the wordplay.
'upside down' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'desserts' back-to-front is 'STRESSED'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stressed that I've seen before include "Hassled, under pressure" , "on edge" , "Drew attention to" , "Feeling tension" , "Brought out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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