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Worked hard to make a stewed concoction (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sweated

'worked hard' is the definition.

'a stewed concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'stewed'='astewed'
'astewed' with letters rearranged gives 'SWEATED'.

'to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for sweated that I've seen before include "Reacted to heat; exploited (labour)" , "(Of labour) ill treated and ill paid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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