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Hold back amid movingly free-thinking exhibitions (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inhibit

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

'amid movingly free-thinking exhibitions' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'amid' could be 'in' and 'in' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for inhibit that I've seen before include "Check - prevent" , "Curb" , "Endanger" , "Limit the range or extent of" , "Constrain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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