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Took permanent possession of (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annexed

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

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