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Make to withdraw in secret, a renegade (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

generate

'make' is the definition.
(generating is a kind of making)

'withdraw in secret a renegade' is the wordplay.
'withdraw' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'etareneg' can be found hidden inside 'secret a renegade'.
'etareneg' in reverse letter order is 'GENERATE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for generate that I've seen before include "Cause to arise; produce" , "Produce - teenager (anag)" , "Create for teenager" , "Create (power)" , "Produce with green tea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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