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Ran no more and was heading back (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oversaw

'ran' is the definition.
(oversee can mean to run or organise)

'no more and was heading back' is the wordplay.
'no more' becomes 'over' (over can mean finished or done).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'heading back' is a reversal indicator.
'was' back-to-front is 'saw'.
'over'+'saw'='OVERSAW'

(Other definitions for oversaw that I've seen before include "Managed" , "Supervised" , "watcher" , "What supervisor did" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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