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Stand up for better pay (4)

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rise

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'stand up' is the definition.
(I know that stand up can be written as rise)

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(Other definitions for rise that I've seen before include "Rebel" , "Pay increase" , "To swell (bread)" , "Move upward" , "Tower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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