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Makes sure that it’s returned undamaged (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sees

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'makes sure' is the definition.
('see' can be a synonym of 'make sure')

'it's returned undamaged' is the wordplay.
'it's' becomes 'es' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'undamaged' becomes 'es' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'es' reversed gives 'se'.
'se'+'es'='SEES'

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(Other definitions for sees that I've seen before include "Gets sight of" , "Observes or perceives" , "Clocks" , "Understands" , "Notices" .)

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