Crossword Genius

Restricted dancer is not dancing (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

constrained

'restricted' is the definition.
(constraining is a kind of restricting)

'dancer is not dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' is an anagram indicator.
'dancer'+'is'+'not'='dancerisnot'
'dancerisnot' is an anagram of 'CONSTRAINED'.

(Other definitions for constrained that I've seen before include "Appearing forced" , "Besides (archaic)" , "Awkward" , "with shackles on" , "Reticent" .)

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