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Understood it's filed under 'G' (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grasped

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'understood' is the definition.
(grasping is a kind of understanding)

'filed under g' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'g' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'rasped' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'it's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for grasped that I've seen before include "Held firmly or got the meaning" , "Understood" , "Got the picture" , "Took hold of or got the meaning" .)

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