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Went up as century came to a close (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascended

'went up' is the definition.
('ascend' can be a synonym of 'go up')

'as century came to a close' is the wordplay.
'century' becomes 'C' (common abbreviation).
'came to a close' becomes 'ended' (I've seen this in another clue).
'as'+'c'+'ended'='ASCENDED'

(Other definitions for ascended that I've seen before include "R [ROSE]" , "Climbed, went up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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