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See to it that English runes get translated (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensure

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'see to it' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'english runes get translated' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'runes' is 'nsure' which is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'that' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ensure that I've seen before include "See run (anag)" , "Make certain, secure" , "Make certain, confirm" , "Protect" , "Make certain (something will occur)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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