Restricting (8)
I believe the answer is:
limiting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">restricting</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that restricting can be written as limiting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for limiting that I've seen before include "Bounding" , "Checking" , "cutting back" , "Restricting scope or freedom" .)