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Embarrassed to ride in and be, once more, put through the same process (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recycled

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'be once more put through the same process' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'embarrassed to ride in' is the wordplay.
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (I've seen this before).
'to ride' becomes 'cycle' (to cycle is to ride a bicycle).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'red' going around 'cycle' is 'RECYCLED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for recycled that I've seen before include "Plucked instrument with a pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard" , "Converted waste material for further use" , "Used (materials) again" , "Used again after processing" , "Converted waste into form for additional use" .)

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