Quoted from an edict? (5)

I believe the answer is:

cited

'quoted' is the definition.
('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote')

'from an edict?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'edict' is an anagram of 'CITED'.

(Other definitions for cited that I've seen before include "Called for" , "Quoted or mentioned as example" , "Summoned" , "Made reference to -- edict (anag)" , "Commended" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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