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Company urged to keep motorway contracted (10)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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