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Prohibit indirect moves to control temperature (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interdict

'prohibit' is the definition.
(I know that prohibit can be written as interdict)

'indirect moves to control temperature' is the wordplay.
'moves' is an anagram indicator.
'to control' is an insertion indicator.
'temperature' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'indirect' anagrammed gives 'inerdict'.
'inerdict' going around 't' is 'INTERDICT'.

(Other definitions for interdict that I've seen before include "Prohibit - tin credit (anag)" , "Court order" , "Decree" , "Prohibit, forbid" , "Ban" .)

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