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Obliged to be unnatural (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forced

I believe this is a double definition.

'obliged' is the first definition.
(forcing is a kind of obliging)

'unnatural' is the second definition.
(similar in meaning)

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for forced that I've seen before include "Compelled or strained" , "Not spontaneous" , "Compelled or obliged" , "Not natural" , "compulsory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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