Crossword Genius

Barrier with rope attached (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cordon

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

'with rope attached' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rope' becomes 'cord' (I've seen this before).
'attached' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cord'+'on' is 'CORDON'.

(Other definitions for cordon that I've seen before include "Excellence in cooking is . . . . . . bleu" , "Police line; trained fruit tree" , "Line or circle of guards to prevent access" , "Circle of policemen" , "Line of guard to prevent access" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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