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Force to take to (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drive

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'force' is the definition.
(I know that drive is a more specific form of force)

'take to' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'take' could be 'r' (abbreviation for 'recipe', Latin for 'take') and 'r' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'dive' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for drive that I've seen before include "Urge - herd - road to house" , "Energy - herd - private road" , "computer store" , "spin" , "Motivational stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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