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Make effort to remember note by rebel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

memorise

'make effort to remember' is the definition.
(commit to memory)

'note by rebel' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'memo' (a memo is a short note).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'rebel' becomes 'rise' (synonyms).
'memo'+'rise'='MEMORISE'

(Other definitions for memorise that I've seen before include "Commit information to the mind" , "Learn by heart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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