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It’s after 51 thousand that there are restrictions (6)

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limits

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'there are restrictions' is the definition.
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'it's after 51 thousand' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'51' becomes 'li' (Roman numerals).
'thousand' becomes 'm' ('m' can be a synonym of 'thousand').
'li'+'m'='lim'
'its' after 'lim' is 'LIMITS'.

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for limits that I've seen before include "Boundaries, confines" , "Biblical prophet" , "Points beyond which one may not go" , "Boundaries or furthest reaches" , "Boundaries, points beyond which something cannot continue" .)

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