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Stir up, provoke (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incite

This clue is a double definition.

'stir up' is the first definition.
(I know that stir up can be written as incite)

'provoke' is the second definition.
(I know that incite is a more specific form of provoke)

(Other definitions for incite that I've seen before include "Foment or arouse" , "Encourage, urge" , "Provoke to action" , "Whip up" , "Encourage (to violence)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Simplex).
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