Hurries after Charlie and subdues (8)

I believe the answer is:

chastens

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'subdues' is the definition.
('chasten' can be a synonym of 'subdue')

'hurries after charlie' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hurries' could be 'hastens' ('hasten' can be a synonym of 'hurry') and 'hastens' is found within the answer.
'charlie' could be 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'c' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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