The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EXHORT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EXHORT
- Command other rebels bearing cross
- Counsel old flame angry about end of affair
- Spur is a feature of Sussex horticulture
- Strongly advise other doctors compromising vote
- Call on old lover, animated about end of affair
- Strongly urge her to broadcast limiting choice of vote
- Strongly advise her to, if upset about kiss
- Urge to get money with menaces but the first thousand’s hard
- Urge former husband to have scrap
- Former prostitute gets right to counsel
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The straight part
We know that "urge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case urge = exhort.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EXHORT mean?
EXHORT verb- To urge; to advise earnestly.