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A comedian who did so badly should be (6)

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gagged

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(Other definitions for gagged that I've seen before include "Muffled or retched" , "Struggled for breath or prevented from speaking out" , "Silenced" , "Not allowed to speak out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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