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Given the push? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prodded

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'given' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'push?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'push?' could be 'prod' (prodding is a kind of pushing) and 'prod' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for prodded that I've seen is " Poked or urged".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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