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A new rake in motion, stir again (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reawaken

'stir again' is the definition.

'a new rake in motion' is the wordplay.
'in motion' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'new'+'rake'='anewrake'
'anewrake' with letters rearranged gives 'REAWAKEN'.

(Other definitions for reawaken that I've seen before include "Bring to life again" , "spring again" , "Revive" , "Rouse again from sleep" , "Arouse again, interest say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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