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Means to say you raise the anchor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weigh

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'raise the anchor' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'means to say' is the wordplay.
'means' becomes 'way' (synonyms).
'to say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'way' is a homophone of 'WEIGH'.

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(Other definitions for weigh that I've seen before include "Be burdensome" , "Put in the balance?" , "Put on the scales" , "Have influence" , "Use balance/scales" .)

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