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Seize report of widely-encountered ruminants (10)

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I believe the answer is:

commandeer

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'seize' is the definition.
(I know that commandeer is a more specific form of the action seize)

'report of widely-encountered ruminants' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'ruminants' could be 'deer' (deer are a type of ruminant) and 'deer' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for commandeer that I've seen before include "Take by force" , "Appropriate" , "Confiscate" , "Take control of for military use" , "Take control of for military purposes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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