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Was on trial in international match? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tested

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'was on trial in international match?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'on trial in international match?' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trial in' becomes 'ed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'international match?' becomes 'test' (I've seen this before).
'ed' after 'test' is 'TESTED'.

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(Other definitions for tested that I've seen before include "Proved" , "Measured for quality or reliability" , "Subjected to examination or trial" , "Put through a trial" , "critically examined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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