Drive back (5)

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repel

'drive back' is the definition.
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This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "oppose" , "give you the creeps" , "Drive back or away" , "Drive back or disgust" , "Fight off - drive back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Times and The Telegraph.

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