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Forbids (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bans

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">forbids</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(banning is a kind of forbidding)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for bans that I've seen before include "Forbids" , "Officially prohibits" , "Prohibiting decree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and the USA Today.
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