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Restore vote near collapse (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

renovate

'restore' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'vote near collapse' is the wordplay.
'collapse' indicates anagramming the letters.
'vote'+'near'='votenear'
'votenear' is an anagram of 'RENOVATE'.

(Other definitions for renovate that I've seen before include "Restore to a good state of repair" , "Renew" , "Modernise" , "Restore to good condition" , "Restore (something old)" .)

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