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Took care of primary change in date (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maintained

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'took care' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.

'primary change in date' is the wordplay.
'primary' becomes 'main' (synonyms).
'change' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'date'='indate'
'indate' is an anagram of 'tained'.
'main'+'tained'='MAINTAINED'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for maintained that I've seen before include "being kept going" , "Insisted" , "Sustained" , "Kept up (level)" , "Declared; supported" .)

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