Crossword Genius

Is felt mistakenly to suppress (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stifle

'suppress' is the definition.
(stifling is a kind of suppressing)

'is felt mistakenly' is the wordplay.
'mistakenly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'is'+'felt'='isfelt'
'isfelt' with letters rearranged gives 'STIFLE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stifle that I've seen before include "Asphyxiate - itself (anag)" , "Gag" , "Repress, choke" , "Suppress or suffocate" , "Quash" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app