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Cause extreme panic as throat ceased moving (5,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scare to death

'cause extreme panic' is the definition.
(as in frightening someone)

'throat ceased moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates an anagram.
'throat'+'ceased'='throatceased'
'throatceased' with letters rearranged gives 'SCARE TO DEATH'.

'as' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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