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Musicians forbidden to speak (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

band

'musicians' is the definition.
(group of musicians)

'forbidden to speak' is the wordplay.
'forbidden' becomes 'banned' (banning is a kind of forbidding).
'to speak' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'banned' is a homophone of 'BAND'.

(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "Zone; group" , "company" , "Musicians - circle" , "Loop; rock group" , "Belt; group of musicians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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