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Deception leads to stress and will hinder them (9)

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I believe the answer is:

constrain

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'will hinder them' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'deception leads to stress' is the wordplay.
'deception' becomes 'con' (a con is a trick or deception).
'leads to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stress' becomes 'strain' (synonyms).
'con'+'strain'='CONSTRAIN'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for constrain that I've seen before include "Severely restrict" , "Compel towards a course of action" , "Lock up" , "Check" , "Hold back - non-racist (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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