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Second verse able at last to stir emotions (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

move

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

'second verse able at last' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'verse' becomes 'v'.
'at last' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'able' is 'e'.
'mo'+'v'+'e'='MOVE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for move that I've seen before include "Travel - propose" , "Depart" , "Change (house)" , "Affect" , "Stir emotions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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