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Hope a lord will seize power (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspire

'hope' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a lord will seize power' is the wordplay.
'lord' becomes 'sire' (sire is a kind of lord).
'will seize' indicates putting letters inside.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'sire' enclosing 'p' is 'spire'.
'a'+'spire'='ASPIRE'

(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Aim at, work towards" , "Persia (anag.)" , "I spare (anag.)" , "Set your sights on" , "Hope, dream" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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