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Presumably released from incarceration and did very well (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excelled

'did very well' is the definition.
(to excel is to have great success)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for excelled that I've seen before include "Surpassed all others" , "Performed exceptionally well" , "Shone" .)

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