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Choke is left out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stifle

'choke' is the definition.
(I know that stifle is a type of choke)

'is left out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'is'+'left'='isleft'
'isleft' is an anagram of 'STIFLE'.

(Other definitions for stifle that I've seen before include "Part of animal's leg" , "Asphyxiate - itself (anag)" , "Joint in hind leg of horse" , "Gag" , "Silence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Globe and Mail, The Sunday Times and The Sun.
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