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Pledged to provide more dips, possibly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

promised

'pledged' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'more dips possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'more'+'dips'='moredips'
'moredips' with letters rearranged gives 'PROMISED'.

'to provide' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for promised that I've seen before include "undertaken" , "Made a commitment to do" , "Betrothed" , "Gave one's word, pledged" , "swore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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