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Twitch and begin to wake perhaps (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tweak

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'twitch' is the definition.
(I know that tweak is a type of twitch)

'begin to wake perhaps' is the wordplay.
'begin' suggests taking the first letters.
'wake perhaps' becomes 'weak' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The first letter of 'to' is 't'.
't'+'weak'='TWEAK'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tweak that I've seen before include "[TUG]" , "Adjust finely; pinch" , "Make fine adjustments" , "Modify slightly" , "Pinch sharply" .)

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