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Forced into service - and unlikely to forget it (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impressed

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'service and unlikely to forget it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'forced' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'forced' could be 'pressed' (press can mean to force or coerce) and 'pressed' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'im' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'into' is the link.

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(Other definitions for impressed that I've seen before include "Greatly inspired" , "Drafted in" , "printed word?" , "Produced admiration or respect in someone" , "Affected favourably" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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