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Discouragement (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deterrent

'discouragement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for deterrent that I've seen before include "Tending to put off" , "Discouragement, disincentive" , "Eg, a nuclear weapon" , "It acts to discourage" , "Something that puts people off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and the Evening Standard.
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