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Implant not yet removed we hear (6)

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instil

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'implant' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for instil that I've seen before include "Mentally fix" , "Infuse (something) slowly into the mind" , "Gradually establish something in a person's mind" , "It's nil (anag.)" , "Inculcate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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