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Coerced servant loudly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

made

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'coerced' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'servant loudly' is the wordplay.
'servant' becomes 'maid' (maid is a type of servant).
'loudly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (when spoken - not silently).
'maid' is a homophone of 'MADE'.

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(Other definitions for made that I've seen before include "Fabricated" , "Constructed" , "Built" , "Performed" , "One renovating (painting)" .)

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