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Tenor got copied and recorded (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taped

'recorded' is the definition.
('tape' can be a synonym of 'record')

'tenor got copied' is the wordplay.
'tenor' becomes 't'.
'got' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'copied' becomes 'aped' ('ape' can be a synonym of 'copy').
't'+'aped'='TAPED'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for taped that I've seen before include "On record; tied up" , "Bound" , "recorded" , "put on record" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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