Managed to be artificial (9)

I believe the answer is:

contrived

This clue is a double definition.

'managed' is the first definition.
(contrive can mean to manage to do something)

'be artificial' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for contrived that I've seen before include "orchestrated" , "Artificial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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