Understood to be grasped (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
got it
'grasped' is the definition.
(getting it is a kind of grasping)
'understood to' is the wordplay.
'understood' becomes 'got' (getting is a kind of understanding).
'to' becomes 'it' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'got'+'it'='GOT IT'
'be' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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