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Dead duck, not killed, unfortunately cited as pertinent (7)

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adduced

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'dead' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.

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(Other definitions for adduced that I've seen before include "Quoted" , "Cited as an example" , "Specified" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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