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Grabs wife and relaxes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wrests

'grabs' is the definition.
('wrest' can be a synonym of 'grab')

'wife and relaxes' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'relaxes' becomes 'rests' (I've seen this before).
'w'+'rests'='WRESTS'

(Other definitions for wrests that I've seen before include "Seizes forcibly" , "Takes" , "Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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