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Urge to proceed with Bill (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goad

'urge' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'proceed with bill' is the wordplay.
'proceed' becomes 'go' ('go' can be a synonym of 'proceed').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bill' becomes 'ad' (advertisement stuck on wall).
'go'+'ad'='GOAD'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for goad that I've seen before include "Spur, prod" , "Prompt" , "Spur, urge on" , "Arouse" , "Incite to act against one's inclination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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