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Commit to point East when garaging Tesla? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

devote

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'commit' is the definition.
(I know that commit can be written as devote)

'point east when garaging tesla?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'point' could be 'e' (compass point) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'east' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'tesla?' could be 't' (scientific unit) and 't' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for devote that I've seen before include "Use or dedicate for particular purpose" , "Set apart" , "Resolutely apply" , "Commit" , "Dedicate totally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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