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Study after turf becomes waterlogged (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sodden

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

'study after turf' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turf' becomes 'sod' (both can mean a piece of grass).
'den' put after 'sod' is 'SODDEN'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sodden that I've seen before include "heavy with moisture" , "Drenched through, really wet" , "Made very wet" , "Completely saturated" , "Thoroughly wet, soaked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Irish Times.
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