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We break egg — wake up (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rouse

'wake up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'we break egg' is the wordplay.
'we' becomes 'us'.
'break' indicates putting letters inside.
'egg' becomes 'roe' (roe is a kind of egg).
'us' inserted into 'roe' is 'ROUSE'.

(Other definitions for rouse that I've seen before include "Cause to wake up and come alert" , "Cause to become awake" , "Get going" , "Move" , "cause to wake or to become active" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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