Kissed that woman in The Notebook (6)

I believe the answer is:

pashed

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'kissed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'woman in the notebook' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'she'.
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'notebook' becomes 'pad' (a notepad).
'she' inserted inside 'pad' is 'PASHED'.

'that' acts as a link.

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

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