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Questioned to get instructions in deed (9)

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debriefed

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'questioned' is the definition.
(debriefing is a kind of questioning)

'instructions in deed' is the wordplay.
'instructions' becomes 'brief' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'brief' going inside 'deed' is 'DEBRIEFED'.

'to get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for debriefed that I've seen before include "Gathered info on return from a mission, from a soldier say" , "Questioned after completing a mission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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