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Kept down, like a child hiding in cover (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

limited

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'kept down' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'child hiding in cover' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'mite' (mite can informally mean a small child).
'hiding in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover).
'mite' put into 'lid' is 'LIMITED'.

'like a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for limited that I've seen before include "Bound" , "Restricted in extent/size" , "Bounded, circumscribed" , "Narrow" , "short of talent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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