Passed across using trade tins (9)

I believe the answer is:

transited

'passed across' is the definition.
('transit' can be a synonym of 'pass across')

'using trade tins' is the wordplay.
'using' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters used in a different way).
'trade'+'tins'='tradetins'
'tradetins' is an anagram of 'TRANSITED'.

(Another definition for transited that I've seen is " passed through".)

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

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