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Made an application for a different desk (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asked

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'made an application' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a different desk' is the wordplay.
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'desk' anagrammed gives 'sked'.
'a'+'sked'='ASKED'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for asked that I've seen before include "Inquired" , "Requested" , "Questioned" , "Enquired; invited" , "Put a question to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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