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Shut up (7)

Ross

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8 11 3,1,4,2,2 4,3
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'shut up' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.

'shut up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'shut up' could be 'immure' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'immure' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for immured that I've seen before include "Imprisoned, shut in" , "Incarcerated, walled up" , "Incarcerated, put behind bars" , "Enclosed or imprisoned" , "Locked up in jail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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