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Now line up (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

increase

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'up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'now line' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'line' could be 'crease' (synonyms) and 'crease' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for increase that I've seen before include "Become bigger or greater in amount" , "Augment or enlarge (8)." , "'Augment, expand (8)'" , "Profit" , "Become greater in size" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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