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Discourages (6)

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I believe the answer is:

deters

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">discourages</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deter' can be a synonym of 'discourage')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for deters that I've seen before include "Persuades or discourages from doing" , "is discouraging" , "Discourages or prevents from doing something" , "Discourages or hinders" , "Puts off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and the Newsday.
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