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Strain with others after a point (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wrest

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'strain' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'others after a point' is the wordplay.
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a point' becomes 'w' (West).
'rest' after 'w' is 'WREST'.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for wrest that I've seen before include "Grab" , "Strew (anag.)" , "Remove with force" , "Forcibly remove (from another's possession)" , "With difficulty obtain" .)

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