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Take over from peers used to reform (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

supersede

'take over from' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'peers used to reform' is the wordplay.
'to reform' is an anagram indicator.
'peers'+'used'='peersused'
'peersused' is an anagram of 'SUPERSEDE'.

(Other definitions for supersede that I've seen before include "Take the place of, override" , "Stop using" , "Supplant, replace" , "Take the place of, supplant" , "set aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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