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Rare cream deli took back (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reclaimed

'took back' is the definition.
(to reclaim something is to take it back)

'rare cream deli' is the wordplay.
'rare' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cream'+'deli'='creamdeli'
'creamdeli' with letters rearranged gives 'RECLAIMED'.

(Other definitions for reclaimed that I've seen before include "Recovered, like fenland" , "Salvaged" , "Retrieved" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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