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Get hint about contract (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tighten

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

'get hint about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'get'+'hint'='gethint'
'gethint' anagrammed gives 'TIGHTEN'.

(Other definitions for tighten that I've seen before include "contract" , "put the squeeze on" , "Make tauter" , "Make harder to undo" , "Fasten more firmly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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