The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENFORCE
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More clues leading to the result ENFORCE
- Exact helping of chicken for celebrity
- Compel men for cell to be stripped
- Pro enters thus, heading off to exercise.
- Compel men to go through broken fence
- Impose recycling of essentially bin-end stuff
- Impose fee on Roman Catholic, when straying
- Ensure observance with part written for cello
- Apply gold to enrich run-down fence
- Insist on piece of chicken for celebration
- Carry out injured fencer to be given oxygen
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The straight part
We know that "Implement rules" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case implement rules = enforce.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ENFORCE mean?
ENFORCE verb- To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
- To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize.
- To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc.
- To intensify, make stronger, add force to.
- To exert oneself, to try hard.
- To compel, oblige (someone or something); to force.
- To make or gain by force; to force.
- To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.
- To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.
- To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.
- To prove; to evince.