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Keep in check (7)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">keep in check</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for repress that I've seen before include "Keep in subjection" , "keep back" , "Forcibly keep down" , "Check" , "Put in irons, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, The Sun and The Guardian.
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