Provoke - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'provoke' is the definition.
(instigate can mean to provoke or trigger)

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(Other definitions for instigate that I've seen before include "Bring about, initiate" , "Prompt" , "Urge and bring about" , "Provoke" , "Incite - set in motion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'provoke' is the definition.
(I know that stimulate is a kind of provoke)

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(Other definitions for stimulate that I've seen before include "Mutilates so as to make more active" , "Incite to action" , "Animate, excite" , "fire" , "Rouse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'provoke' is the definition.
(I know that provoke can be written as elicit)

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(Other definitions for elicit that I've seen before include "Worm out" , "Call forth, educe" , "Brings something out into the open" , "Draw out, say a response" , "'Draw out, evoke (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror and The Telegraph.

'provoke' is the definition.
(I know that goad is a kind of provoke)

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(Other definitions for goad that I've seen before include "Incentive" , "Spur, prod" , "A dog to urge on" , "Cattle prod" , "Act as stimulus - with pointed stick?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, The Independent, The Washington Post, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

(Other definitions for rouse that I've seen before include "Bestir" , "Disturb" , "Cause to wake up, stimulate" , "Stir into action" , "Agitate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Penny Press, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times and The Telegraph.

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

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(Other definitions for incur that I've seen before include "Become subject to (something unwelcome)" , "Bring something unpleasant on oneself (5)" , "Bring something on oneself, often unpleasant" , "Provoke" , "To become liable to, suffer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Penny Press, The Sun, the USA Today, the LA Times and The Telegraph.

'provoke' is the definition.
(I know that stir up is a kind of provoke)

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(Other definitions for stir up that I've seen before include "Foment (trouble)" , "Excite - incite" , "Cause or provoke trouble" , "Incite; mix" , "Get excited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

Provoke (6)