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Obligate with an out-of-the-way offer (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bind

'obligate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'an out-of-the-way offer' is the wordplay.
'an out of' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the way' becomes 'n' (Compass direction - North).
'offer' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of offer).
'n' inserted within 'bid' is 'BIND'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for bind that I've seen before include "Wrap tightly - nuisance" , "Impose a contractual obligation on (someone)" , "Tie up; annoyance" , "Senior figure" , "Restrict" .)

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