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Not exactly valued (9)

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estimated

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'not exactly valued' 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 estimated that I've seen before include "Calculated approximately" , "Calculated roughly" , "Worked out" , "Rough" , "Approximated, reckoned" .)

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