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Bury speech because of ban (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interdiction

'ban' is the definition.
(I know that interdiction is a type of ban)

'bury speech' is the wordplay.
'bury' becomes 'inter' (to inter is to put into the ground).
'speech' becomes 'diction' (diction is someone's way of speaking).
'inter'+'diction'='INTERDICTION'

'because of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for interdiction that I've seen is " ban".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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