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Persuade to copy what's in sight (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incite

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'persuade' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'copy what's in sight' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cite' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for incite that I've seen before include "Goad" , "Foment, urge on" , "Move to action" , "Prompt" , "Provoke - stimulate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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