Repressed (4-2)

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pent-up

'repressed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for pent-up that I've seen before include "Confined like dam water or suppressed anger" , "Repressed, emotions say" , "Closely confined" , "Held back, confined" , "Russian city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.

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