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Cause, motive (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reason

This clue is a double definition.

'cause' is the first definition.
(I know that cause can be written as reason)

'motive' is the second definition.
(I know that reason is a type of rational motive)

(Other definitions for reason that I've seen before include "Think in a logical way" , "Cause; think logically" , "Motivation or cause" , "brain operations" , "Sanity and logic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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