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Stick together or split apart (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleave

This clue is a double definition.

'stick together' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'split apart' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cleave that I've seen before include "remain attached" , "Cut (with an axe?)" , "Split as with axe" , "Split with the grain" , "Stick fast; split" .)

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