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Are beside the notice urging you to enlist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adjoin

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'enlist' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't see how one could define the other.

'are beside the notice urging you' is the wordplay.
'are beside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the notice' becomes 'ad' (both can mean an advertisement).
'urging you' becomes 'join' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ad' put next to 'join' is 'ADJOIN'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adjoin that I've seen before include "Meet - touch" , "20 down" , "Abut, border" , "Be next or nearest to" , "Neighbour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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