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Give more details on complex pandemic figures (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expand

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'give' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'more details on complex pandemic figures' is the wordplay.
'EXPAND' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for expand that I've seen before include "produce growth" , "put on weight?" , "Increase in bulk or importance" , "Swell" , "Mushroom" .)

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