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Encourage, for example, 'good' touching (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egg on

'encourage' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'example good touching' is the wordplay.
'example' becomes 'eg'.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'touching' becomes 'on'.
'eg'+'g'+'on'='EGG ON'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for egg on that I've seen before include "Prod" , "Urge, impel" , "'Incite, urge (3,2)'" , "Encourage (someone to do a risky thing)" , "Encourage to act" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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