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Undermined book in deed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dented

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'undermined' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'book in deed' is the wordplay.
'book' becomes 'nt' (New Testament).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'nt' placed into 'deed' is 'DENTED'.

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(Other definitions for dented that I've seen before include "Made small depression in metal surface" , "Made depression in through pressure or impact" , "made an impression" , "Tended to be depresed" , "Dinged" .)

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