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Put forth, as effort (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exert

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">put forth as effort</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for exert that I've seen before include "Expend" , "Cartoon 4 across" , "Wield - apply" , "Work strenuously" , "Bring into use, apply" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Universal.
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