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Mugs inside stand mostly for judge again (8)

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I believe the answer is:

reassess

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'judge again' is the definition.
('assess' is an answer for 'judge' so perhaps 'reassess' is OK for 'judge again')

'mugs inside stand mostly' is the wordplay.
'mugs' becomes 'asses' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'stand' becomes 'rest'.
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'rest' with its final letter taken away is 'res'.
'asses' placed within 'res' is 'REASSESS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reassess that I've seen before include "reconsider" , "Examine again" , "Test again" , "Appraise again" , "Make another appraisal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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