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Smother, suppress (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stifle

This clue is a double definition.

'smother' is the first definition.
(I know that smother can be written as stifle)

'suppress' is the second definition.
(I know that stifle is a more specific form of suppress)

(Other definitions for stifle that I've seen before include "Curb" , "Gag" , "Joint in hind leg of horse" , "Silence" , "Smother, suffocate" .)

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