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Puzzle set, turns and hands it over (8)

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I believe the answer is:

entrusts

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'puzzle set turns and hands it over' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'and hands it over' is the wordplay.
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'hands' becomes 'trusts' (trusting is a kind of handing).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'n'+'trusts'='ntrusts'
'ntrusts' put after 'e' is 'ENTRUSTS'.

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(Other definitions for entrusts that I've seen before include "Places in a person's safe care" , "Puts into the care or protection of" , "Places in care, so set about runts" , "Delegates" , "Commits confidently to another." .)

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