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Turns up and listens (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attends

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'listens' is the definition.
(attending is a kind of listening)

'turns up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'turns' could be 'ends' (ending is a kind of turning) and 'ends' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'att' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for attends that I've seen before include "Heeds" , "to listen carefully" , "Waits on or is present" , "Listens" , "Pays attention" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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