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Forcefully motivate (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impel

(Other definitions for impel that I've seen before include "Press on - drive forward" , "Force into motion" , "Urge or force to action" , "Force to act" , "Urge forward - push" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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