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Seated, had sorted out ties (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

dead heats

'ties' is the definition.
(dead heat is a kind of tie)

'seated had sorted out' is the wordplay.
'sorted out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'seated'+'had'='seatedhad'
'seatedhad' anagrammed gives 'DEAD-HEATS'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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