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Come out and return, eg, again meet half-way (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emerge

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'come out and' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'return eg again meet half-way' is the wordplay.
'return' says the letters should be written backwards.
'again meet half way' becomes 'reme' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'eg'+'reme'='egreme'
'egreme' back-to-front is 'EMERGE'.

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(Other definitions for emerge that I've seen before include "Emanate" , "Issue" , "Come into view" , "Come into existence" , "Come out or transpire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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