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Evoke the hidden parts of Kendal, say? (6)

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elicit

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'evoke' is the definition.
(I know that evoke can be written as elicit)

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(Other definitions for elicit that I've seen before include "Draw out or bring forth" , "Evoke (a response)" , "Draw out from, meaning or response" , "Obtain" , "Draw out (response, information etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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