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Reinstate aggregate beneath base (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

restore

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'reinstate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'aggregate beneath base' is the wordplay.
'aggregate' becomes 'ore' (I've seen this before).
'beneath' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'base' becomes 'rest' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ore' put after 'rest' is 'RESTORE'.

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(Other definitions for restore that I've seen before include "Return to original condition" , "Repair, renovate" , "Strengthen" , "Build up again" , "Bring back to original state" .)

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