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Bard is one press-ganged by Lieutenant for frontier (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

limit

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'for frontier' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for limit that I've seen before include "Keep in" , "Cap" , "Extreme point" , "Confine within bounds" , "Restrict - term" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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