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Encourage, cheer up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearten

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'encourage' is the first definition.
(I know that hearten is a more specific form of encourage)

'cheer up' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for hearten that I've seen before include "given cheer" , "Make (someone) more confident" , "Comfort" , "Buoy" , "Encourage or cheer in cardiac manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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