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Study put together followed the rules (9)

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I believe the answer is:

conformed

'followed the rules' is the definition.
(conformed to the rules)

'study put together' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (con can mean to study).
'put together' becomes 'formed'.
'con'+'formed'='CONFORMED'

(Another definition for conformed that I've seen is " toed the party line".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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