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(They) used to be (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

were

(Other definitions for were that I've seen before include "SECOND PART OF 9" , "Existed in the past" , "(We/you) existed" , "Lycanthrope" , "Used to be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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