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Showed agreement when drowsy? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nodded

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'showed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'agreement when drowsy?' is the wordplay.
'agreement' becomes 'nod' (a nod indicates agreement).
'when drowsy?' becomes 'ded' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'nod'+'ded'='NODDED'

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(Other definitions for nodded that I've seen before include "Indicated assent or recognition" , "Signalled agreement" , "signed agreement" , "Bent the head in sleepiness" , "Signalled yes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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