The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRESUMED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRESUMED
- Supposed to have taken liberties
- Expected to be quiet, tot dumped in grass
- Began again after page is taken as read
- Supposed to be super resort by the sea
- Paid to describe abstract thought
- Thought about total euros needed in Poland on vacation
- Taken for granted, quietly started again
- Supposed pre-med is holding us back
- Thought supreme deity initially mad
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The straight part
We know that "taken as read" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case taken as read = presumed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PRESUMED mean?
PRESUMED verb- With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.
- To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
- To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).
- Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.