Pushes, urges (6)

I believe the answer is:

impels

(Other definitions for impels that I've seen before include "Drives on in simple way" , "Drives or forces" , "Forces, urges to action" , "Urges forward" , "Spurs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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