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Charge novice to touch (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feel

'touch' is the definition.
(feeling is a kind of touching)

'charge novice' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'fee' (fee is a kind of charge).
'novice' becomes 'L' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'fee'+'l'='FEEL'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for feel that I've seen before include "Perceive by touch" , "Fondle" , "16A [JUDGE]" , "Have a belief; touch" , "impression" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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