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Conservative member's rise (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

climb

'rise' is the definition.
('climb' can be a synonym of 'rise')

'conservative member's' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'c' (abbreviation commonly used in UK politics).
'member' becomes 'limb' (limb is a kind of member**).
'c'+'limb'='CLIMB'

(Other definitions for climb that I've seen before include "Soar" , "Ascend, scale" , "Rise to a higher level" , "showing the way up" , "Get higher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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