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Debtors cut out and blocked (10)

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I believe the answer is:

obstructed

'blocked' is the definition.
('obstruct' can be a synonym of 'block')

'debtors cut out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'debtors'+'cut'='debtorscut'
'debtorscut' with letters rearranged gives 'OBSTRUCTED'.

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for obstructed that I've seen is " Stopped".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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