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Keep in subjection (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oppress

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">keep in subjection</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for oppress that I've seen before include "Bear down heavily upon" , "Crush, subjugate" , "Trample down" , "Hold down cruelly" , "Govern cruelly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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