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Getting money by using threats (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extortion

(Other definitions for extortion that I've seen before include "Extraction of money with menaces" , "Blackmail" , "The obtaining of money by force or threat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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