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To endorse, not to stand (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

notarise

'to endorse' is the definition.
('endorse'->'notarize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise')

'not to stand' is the wordplay.
'to stand' becomes 'arise' (I've seen this before).
'not'+'arise'='NOTARISE'

(Other definitions for notarise that I've seen before include "establish an official record" , "Officially attest" , "Establish truth" , "Witness official documents" , "Certify (document) officially" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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