Crossword Genius

Limit studies with tutor (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

constrain

'limit' is the definition.
(constraining is a kind of limiting)

'studies with tutor' is the wordplay.
'studies' becomes 'cons' (conning is a kind of studying**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'tutor' becomes 'train' (I've seen this before).
'cons'+'train'='CONSTRAIN'

(Other definitions for constrain that I've seen before include "Restrict the extent of" , "Severely restrict" , "Restrict scope of (an activity)" , "Compel towards a course of action" , "Confine, limit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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