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Sorted out and packed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stored

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'packed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sorted out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'sorted' is an anagram of 'STORED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stored that I've seen before include "Stashed away" , "Kept for later use" , "Squirrelled away" , "Garnered and saved" , "Laid aside for future use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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