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Cotton on a reel is tangled (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realise

'cotton on' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a reel is tangled' is the wordplay.
'tangled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'reel'+'is'='areelis'
'areelis' is an anagram of 'REALISE'.

(Other definitions for realise that I've seen before include "make a profit" , "Accomplish; see rail (anag.)" , "Ears lie (anag.)" , "Bring to fruition" , "get cash for property" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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