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Can't riot (anag.) (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

traction

(Other definitions for traction that I've seen before include "(In orthopaedics) the pulling on a bone or limb to relieve pressure during healing" , "Pulling - into cart (anag)" , "Act of pulling" , "Stretching of a broken bone by weights and pulleys" , "Which leaves on the line will affect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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