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Marked in French, ‘The beautiful first daughter’ (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

labelled

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'marked in' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for labelled that I've seen before include "Identified" , "Attached a tag to" , "Described" , "Marked with a tag" , "Assigned a category" .)

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