Coerces (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">coerces</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('force' can be a synonym of 'coerce')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for forces that I've seen before include "Prizes" , "Military and police, say" , "Influences" , "soldiers" , "Compels someone to do something" .)