Created popular new egg-shaped food at last (9)

I believe the answer is:

innovated

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'created' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with creating things as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'popular new egg-shaped food at last' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'egg-shaped' becomes 'ovate' (synonyms).
'at last' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'food' is 'd'.
'in'+'n'+'ovate'+'d'='INNOVATED'

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(Another definition for innovated that I've seen is " Put in new measures".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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