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Expert forced me to advance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

promote

'advance' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'expert forced me to' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'pro' (short for professional).
'forced' indicates an anagram.
'me'+'to'='meto'
'meto' is an anagram of 'mote'.
'pro'+'mote'='PROMOTE'

(Other definitions for promote that I've seen before include "Advocate, advance" , "Raise to higher grade" , "Encourage - upgrade" , "Actively support" , "Publicise; raise in rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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