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Further tied up after second lockdown (6)

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I believe the answer is:

onward

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'further' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'tied up after second lockdown' is the wordplay.
'tied' becomes 'drawn' ('draw' can be a synonym of 'tie').
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'second lockdown' becomes 'o' (2nd letter of 'lockdown').
'drawn' backwards is 'nward'.
'nward' after 'o' is 'ONWARD'.

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(Other definitions for onward that I've seen before include "progressive" , "Advanced" , "With advancing motion" , "Advancing (like Christian soldiers?)" , "Going on, advancing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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