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New desk we shifted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skewed

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'shifted' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'new desk we' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'desk'+'we'='deskwe'
'deskwe' anagrammed gives 'SKEWED'.

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(Other definitions for skewed that I've seen before include "Turn at an angle" , "'Slanted, oblique (6)'" , "Turned or twisted round" , "Turned or twisted around" , "On a slant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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