Ban because of British papers (6)

I believe the answer is:

forbid

'ban' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'because of british papers' is the wordplay.
'because of' becomes 'for' ('for' can mean 'because').
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'papers' becomes 'ID' (identification papers).
'for'+'b'+'id'='FORBID'

(Other definitions for forbid that I've seen before include "Outlaw" , "Prohibit, veto" , "bar" , "Refuse permission, order not to" , "Deny, prohibit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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