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Evaluated spoke below wheel? (5)

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rated

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'evaluated' is the definition.
(rating is a kind of evaluating)

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(Other definitions for rated that I've seen before include "Graded by trade" , "Had a high opinion of" , "deserved" , "Taxed" , "Thought highly of" .)

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