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Understood to be arrested (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apprehended

I believe this is a double definition.

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

'arrested' is the second definition.
('apprehend' can be a synonym of 'arrest')

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for apprehended that I've seen before include "Caught" , "Arrested - understood" .)

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