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Vet used pins with shock treatment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inspect

'vet' is the definition.
(inspect can mean to vet or check)

'used pins with shock treatment' is the wordplay.
'used' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'shock treatment' becomes 'ECT' (ECT is an example).
'pins' is an anagram of 'insp'.
'insp'+'ect'='INSPECT'

(Other definitions for inspect that I've seen before include "vet" , "Go over" , "Assess; examine" , "Examine closely" , "Examine officially" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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