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Push in so as to hurt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

punish

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'to hurt' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'push in so' is the wordplay.
'push in' anagrams to 'PUNISH'.
Though, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for punish that I've seen before include "Possibly fine" , "exact retribution" , "Like wordplay in speech" , "Impose penalty for crime or misbehaviour" , "Castigate" .)

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