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Took over additional accommodation? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annexed

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'took over' is the definition.
(annexing is a kind of taking over)

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(Other definitions for annexed that I've seen before include "Did appropriate" , "Joined through conquest" , "Took possession of another country" , "Usurped" , "Took possession of, often territory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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