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No time to arrange date, so proposed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nominated

'proposed' is the definition.
('nominate' can be a synonym of 'propose')

'no time to arrange date' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'min' (short for minute).
'to arrange' indicates an anagram.
'date' anagrammed gives 'ated'.
'no'+'min'+'ated'='NOMINATED'

'so' is the link.

(Other definitions for nominated that I've seen before include "Proposed as a candidate" , "mentioned specifically" , "selected" , "Put forward for election" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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