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Quoted wrongly from the dictionary! (5)

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cited

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'quoted' is the definition.
('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote')

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(Other definitions for cited that I've seen before include "Made reference to -- edict (anag)" , "Quoted or mentioned as example" , "Summoned" , "Commended" , "Called for" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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