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Increase a nutmeg order (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

augment

'increase' is the definition.
(I know that augment is a more specific form of the action increase)

'a nutmeg order' is the wordplay.
'order' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nutmeg' is an anagram of 'ugment'.
'a'+'ugment'='AUGMENT'

(Other definitions for augment that I've seen before include "Increase number of" , "Make greater in size, number, etc." , "Enlarge or increase" , "Add to, increase" , "boost" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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