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A chap I restrained with great force (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amain

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'with great force' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a chap i restrained' is the wordplay.
'a chap' becomes 'aman' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'restrained' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are restrained by others).
'aman' going around 'i' is 'AMAIN'.

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(Other definitions for amain that I've seen before include "violently" , "showing great strength in poetry" , "force" , "at full speed" , "at great speed" .)

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