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Protest over scheduled downgrades (7)

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I believe the answer is:

demotes

'downgrades' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'protest over scheduled' is the wordplay.
'protest' becomes 'demo' (demonstration).
'over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'scheduled' becomes 'set' (scheduling something is setting a time for it).
'set' reversed gives 'tes'.
'demo'+'tes'='DEMOTES'

(Another definition for demotes that I've seen is " Lowers in rank".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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