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Colossus reportedly becoming tense (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tighten

'becoming tense' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'colossus reportedly' is the wordplay.
'colossus' becomes 'titan' (both can mean something very big).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'titan' is a homophone of 'TIGHTEN'.

(Other definitions for tighten that I've seen before include "contract" , "Make tenser" , "increase tension" , "Restrict" , "Make more strict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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