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I propose to adopt voting system to make things better (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improve

'make things better' is the definition.
(to improve something is to make it better)

'i propose to adopt voting system' is the wordplay.
'propose' becomes 'move' (moving is a kind of proposing).
'to adopt' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'voting system' becomes 'PR' (proportional representation).
'move' enclosing 'pr' is 'mprove'.
'i'+'mprove'='IMPROVE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for improve that I've seen before include "reform" , "Change for the better" , "Enhance" , "Train" , "Ameliorate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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