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Shorten a connection (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'shorten' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a connection' is the wordplay.
'connection' becomes 'bridge' (bridge is a kind of connection).
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Shorten, a book say, without losing the sense" , "Big read (anag) - shorten text" , "trim" , "Concentrate" , "Condense, summarise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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