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anointed

(Other definitions for anointed that I've seen before include "Blessed with sacred oils" , "Blessed with oil" , "Consecrated with sacred oil" , "Nominated (as successor)" , "Applied oil as part of a religious rite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Evening Standard.
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