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Looked over beds badly made (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observed

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'looked' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'over beds badly made' is the wordplay.
'badly made' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'over'+'beds'='overbeds'
'overbeds' is an anagram of 'OBSERVED'.

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(Other definitions for observed that I've seen before include "Said" , "Ascertained by sight" , "celebrated" , "with witnesses" , "Noticed or remarked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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