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Arm twisting extracted tale from adulteress (6)

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I believe the answer is:

duress

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'arm twisting extracted' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'tale from adulteress' is the wordplay.
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'adulteress' with 'tale' taken away is 'DURESS'.

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(Other definitions for duress that I've seen before include "Threats, violence, etc, used in coercion" , "Compulsory force or threat" , "Compulsion by use of force" , "Pressure applied by druses" , "Coercion, compulsion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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