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Satisfied about court's conclusion, it's said (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stated

'said' is the definition.
('state' can be a synonym of 'say')

'satisfied about court's conclusion' is the wordplay.
'satisfied' becomes 'sated' (I've seen this before).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'conclusion' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'court' is 't'.
'sated' going around 't' is 'STATED'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stated that I've seen before include "Expressed in written or spoken words" , "Said firmly, averred" , "Uttered, expressed in words" , "Declared or asserted" , "Set forth (in words)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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