Taken over, in a way (7)

I believe the answer is:

annexed

(Other definitions for annexed that I've seen before include "Took possession of, or joined to something larger" , "Added or joined to something larger, say territory" , "Joined through conquest" , "Took position of a territory" , "Did appropriate" .)

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