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Restrictively prevent the chicken crossing the road? (3,2)

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I believe the answer is:

hem in

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'restrictively prevent' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'chicken crossing the road?' is the wordplay.
'chicken' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of chicken).
'crossing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the road?' becomes 'MI' (resembles M1 motorway).
'hen' placed around 'mi' is 'HEM IN'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hem in that I've seen before include "Border" , "Encircle" , "Confine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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