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Denied being age ten? Wrong daughter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

negated

'denied' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'age ten? wrong daughter' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates an anagram.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'age'+'ten'='ageten'
'ageten' is an anagram of 'negate'.
'negate'+'d'='NEGATED'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for negated that I've seen before include "Denied" , "Contradicted" , "Cancelled or destroyed the effect of something" , "Made ineffective" , "Discredited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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