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Egg on orange? Cue breakdown (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

encourage

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

'orange? cue breakdown' is the wordplay.
'breakdown' indicates an anagram.
'orange'+'cue'='orangecue'
'orangecue' is an anagram of 'ENCOURAGE'.

(Other definitions for encourage that I've seen before include "Spur on, inspire" , "Give hope to (someone)" , "Hearten, foster" , "Recommend" , "Give support, confidence or hope to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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