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Eastern fellow dined to rise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emanate

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

'eastern fellow dined' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'dined' becomes 'ate'.
'e'+'man'+'ate'='EMANATE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for emanate that I've seen before include "Come out (of source)" , "Issue or originate from manatee" , "Come forth" , "Issue or spread out from a source" , "Manatee (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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