Turned without resistance and developed (7)

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evolved

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'developed' is the definition.
('evolve' can be a synonym of 'develop')

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(Other definitions for evolved that I've seen before include "Developed and changed very gradually" , "Underwent development" , "changed over time" , "Gradually developed as Darwin put it" , "Advanced" .)

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