Bondage deforms elastic (7)

I believe the answer is:

serfdom

'bondage' is the definition.
(I know that Serfdom is a type of bondage)

'deforms elastic' is the wordplay.
'elastic' is an anagram indicator (the anagram stretches or twists into a new form).
'deforms' anagrammed gives 'SERFDOM'.

(Other definitions for serfdom that I've seen before include "Feudal labour" , "Feudal worker's state" , "State of slavery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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