Puts to a particular purpose (4)

I believe the answer is:

uses

'puts to a particular purpose' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for uses that I've seen before include "Consumes; treats" , "Employs" , "Customs" , "Purposes; consumes" , "Puts into service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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