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anointed

(Other definitions for anointed that I've seen before include "Blessed with sacred oils" , "Administered with oil" , "Smeared with oil" , "Blessed with oil" , "Nominated (as successor)" .)

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