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Stands in seeds I put out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deputises

'stands in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'seeds i put out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'seeds'+'i'+'put'='seedsiput'
'seedsiput' is an anagram of 'DEPUTISES'.

(Other definitions for deputises that I've seen before include "Stands in" , "Steps in" , "Delegates" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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