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Artificial — as tinder (anag) (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strained

(Other definitions for strained that I've seen before include "Under stress or lacking spontaneity" , "Filtered" , "Wooden" , "Stretched, extended to the limit" , "Stretched or forced to the limit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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