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Compel using spoken Gaelic when having company over (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coerce

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'compel' is the definition.
(coercing is a kind of compelling)

'spoken gaelic when having company over' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'company' could be 'co' (abbreviation) and 'co' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for coerce that I've seen before include "Force (someone) to do something" , "Oblige by force" , "Make or compel" , "Force, pressure" , "Persuade (the unwilling) by force" .)

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