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Sweetened tin passed away (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

candied

'sweetened' is the definition.
(candying is a kind of sweetening)

'tin passed away' is the wordplay.
'tin' becomes 'can' (synonyms).
'passed away' becomes 'died' ('die' can be a synonym of 'pass away').
'can'+'died'='CANDIED'

(Other definitions for candied that I've seen before include "Covered with sugar" , "no longer flattering" , "Crystallised" , "Sugary" , "Sugared" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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