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Check transgression in controls (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reins in

'controls' is the definition.
(to rein in is to control)

'check transgression' is the wordplay.
'check' becomes 'rein' (both can mean to control or limit).
'transgression' becomes 'sin' (sin is a kind of transgression).
'rein'+'sin'='REINS IN'

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for reins in that I've seen is " Checks".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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