Silenced (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silenced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(gagging is a kind of silencing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gagged that I've seen before include "Silenced" , "Not allowed to speak out" , "Struggled for breath or prevented from speaking out" , "Muffled or retched" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silenced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('hush' can be a synonym of 'silence')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hushed that I've seen before include "Made silent or quiet" , "Caused to be quiet" , "Quietened" , "Made or became quiet" , "Silent, still" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">silenced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(muting is a kind of silencing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for muted that I've seen before include "In music, with sound deadened or muffled" , "Soft" , "Hushed, dulled or deadened" , "Softened (of sound or colour)" , "Temporarily speechless" .)