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Confirmed woman went out after iodine (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

validated

'confirmed' is the definition.
(validating is a kind of confirming)

'woman went out after iodine' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'val' (val is a name for a woman).
'went out' becomes 'dated' (dating is a kind of going out).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'iodine' becomes 'I' (chemical symbol).
'dated' after 'i' is 'idated'.
'val'+'idated'='VALIDATED'

(Other definitions for validated that I've seen before include "backed up" , "certified" , "proved true" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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