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Took off tired, as is confused (9)

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I believe the answer is:

satirised

'took off' is the definition.

'tired as is confused' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'tired'+'as'+'is'='tiredasis'
'tiredasis' with letters rearranged gives 'SATIRISED'.

(Other definitions for satirised that I've seen before include "Held up to ridicule" , "Lampooned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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