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Cut off coverage for viewer hosted by network provider (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elide

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'cut off' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for elide that I've seen before include "Join together, merge" , "Leave or strike out" , "Omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking" , "Leave out, vowels perhaps" , "Abridge, omit part" .)

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