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Help someone get to central Edgware (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tow

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'help someone' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'get to central edgware' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'central' says to take the centre.
The middle of 'edgware' is 'w'.
'to'+'w' is 'TOW'.

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(Other definitions for tow that I've seen before include "Pull along (a vehicle)" , "form of flax" , "Pull (with rope)" , "Pull away" , "Pull along behind, say barge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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