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Understood vase to be reserved (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taciturn

'be reserved' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'understood vase' is the wordplay.
'understood' becomes 'tacit' (I've seen this before).
'vase' becomes 'urn' (urn is a kind of vase).
'tacit'+'urn'='TACITURN'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for taciturn that I've seen before include "Disinclined to speak" , "Tight-lipped" , "Far from talkative" , "Habitually silent" , "Tending to silence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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