Company urged to keep motorway contracted (10)
I believe the answer is:
compressed
'contracted' is the definition.
('compress' can be a synonym of 'contract')
'company urged to keep motorway' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'urged' becomes 'pressed' ('press' can be a synonym of 'urge').
'to keep' indicates putting letters inside.
'motorway' becomes 'm'.
'co'+'pressed'='copressed'
'copressed' going around 'm' is 'COMPRESSED'.
(Other definitions for compressed that I've seen before include "Flattened by pressure" , "abridged" , "Condensed or reduced in volume" .)