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If a try works out, give formal consent (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ratify

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'formal consent' is the definition.
'ratify' can be an answer for 'consent' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'formal' bit.

'if a try works out' is the wordplay.
'works out' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'working out' mean this (an anagram must be worked out from the letters)).
'if'+'a'+'try'='ifatry'
'ifatry' is an anagram of 'RATIFY'.

'give' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ratify that I've seen before include "Approve and formally accept" , "Authorise" , "Formally confirm" , "Affirm" , "Sanction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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