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Friend gets keys to move (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

budge

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'move' is the definition.
(to budge is to move slightly)

'friend gets keys to' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'bud' (shortly for buddy).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'keys to' becomes 'ge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'bud'+'ge'='BUDGE'

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(Other definitions for budge that I've seen before include "Move unwillingly" , "Move slightly - perhaps in opinion" , "Make the slightest movement" , "Pompous" , "Cause to alter an opinion or stance, shift" .)

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