Stop deer straying with ropes round their necks (8)

I believe the answer is:

haltered

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'ropes round their necks' is the definition.
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'stop deer straying' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'halt' (halt can mean to stop).
'straying' indicates an anagram.
'deer' is an anagram of 'ered'.
'halt'+'ered'='HALTERED'

'with' is the link.

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