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Realise that work must be finished immediately (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

know

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'realise that work' is the definition.
'know' can be an answer for 'realise' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the rest of the definition.

'finished immediately' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'k' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'immediately' becomes 'now' (I've seen this in another clue).
'k'+'now'='KNOW'

'must be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for know that I've seen before include "Recognise" , "Understand" , "Have information" , "Have awareness of" , "Be acquainted with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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