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Vitamins taken, it's noted (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acclaimed

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'noted' is the definition.
(both can mean famous or celebrated)

'vitamins taken' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'taken' could be 'claimed' ('claim' can be a synonym of 'take') and 'claimed' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ac' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'it's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for acclaimed that I've seen before include "Hailed, heralded" , "Highly respected" , "Strongly praised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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