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The guy went out with a girl; it was insisted upon (8)

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I believe the answer is:

mandated

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'a girl it was insisted upon' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'the guy went out' is the wordplay.
'the guy' becomes 'man' (guy can informally mean a man).
'went out' becomes 'dated' (dating is a kind of going out).
'man'+'dated'='MANDATED'

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mandated that I've seen before include "given authority" , "as per contract" , "authorised" .)

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