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Puts back curbs all round, you say (10)

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I believe the answer is:

reinstates

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'puts back' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'curbs all round you say' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'say' could be 'state' ('state' can be a synonym of 'say') and 'state' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'reins' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for reinstates that I've seen is " Re-establishes".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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