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Develop need to indicate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denote

'indicate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'develop need to' is the wordplay.
'develop' indicates an anagram.
'need'+'to'='needto'
'needto' anagrammed gives 'DENOTE'.

(Other definitions for denote that I've seen before include "Designate" , "Indicate, signify" , "Mean or signify" , "Stand as symbol for" , "Point" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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