... and celebrate rise of force? (5)

I believe the answer is:

revel

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'celebrate rise of force?' is the definition.
'revel' can be an answer for 'celebrate' (reveling is a kind of celebrating). I'm not sure about the 'rise of force?' bit.

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for revel that I've seen before include "Celebrate with a lever, strangely" , "Make merry, whoop it up" , "Take great delight (in)" , "Have a few drinks etc." , "Feast riotously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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