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Ponders in order to make an appropriate reply (7)

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I believe the answer is:

respond

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'an appropriate reply' is the definition.
'respond' can be an answer for 'reply' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'an appropriate' bit.

'ponders in order' is the wordplay.
'in order' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters in a new order).
'ponders' is an anagram of 'RESPOND'.

'to make' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for respond that I've seen before include "Write back" , "Reply - react" , "React (positively) to a stimulus or treatment" , "Answer back" , "Come back" .)

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