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Make hard to read, in a way (6)

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I believe the answer is:

encode

'make hard to read in a way' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for encode that I've seen before include "Encrypt" , "Encipher" , "Turn message into secret symbols" , "Convert into a cipher" , "Put into cipher" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
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