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Call for verse within novel I revised (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

involve

'call for' is the definition.
('involve' can be a synonym of 'call for')

'verse within novel i revised' is the wordplay.
'verse' becomes 'v'.
'within' is an insertion indicator.
'revised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'novel'+'i'='noveli'
'noveli' is an anagram of 'inolve'.
'v' going into 'inolve' is 'INVOLVE'.

(Other definitions for involve that I've seen before include "Entangle; complicate" , "Engage as a participant" , "Consist of, or include" , "Concern" , "Implicate or be bound up with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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