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Passed around, yet pure (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distilled

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'pure' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.

'passed around yet' is the wordplay.
'passed' becomes 'died' (pass can mean to die).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'yet' becomes 'still' (synonyms).
'died' enclosing 'still' is 'DISTILLED'.

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(Other definitions for distilled that I've seen before include "produced whisky" , "Brewed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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