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Encourage burst of energy, fading at the end (4)

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spur

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'encourage' is the definition.
(spur can mean to encourage)

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(Other definitions for spur that I've seen before include "Egg on or goad as horseman might" , "slip road" , "Drive on" , "This provokes sudden movement!" , "Sharply pointed projection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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