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Spoils a signal and gets into a row (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aligns

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'gets into a row' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'spoils a signal' is the wordplay.
'spoils' indicates anagramming the letters.
'signal' with letters rearranged gives 'ALIGNS'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aligns that I've seen before include "Joins forces" , "Lines up" , "Makes (a policy) fit (with another)" , "Fits (with)" , "Arranges in a straight row" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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