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Put in order for dead men to be replaced (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amended

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'replaced' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'put in order for dead men' is the wordplay.
'put in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'order for' is an anagram indicator.
'dead' anagrammed gives 'aded'.
'aded' enclosing 'men' is 'AMENDED'.

'to be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for amended that I've seen before include "Revised or altered" , "Carried out reforms" , "Edited" , "Rectified" , "Correct, improve" .)

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