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Strangle in silence (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

throttle

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'strangle' is the first definition.
(I know that strangle can be written as throttle)

'silence' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for throttle that I've seen before include "what regulates flow of juice?" , "Fuel-regulating valve in an engine" , "Strangle; fuel controller" , "Strangle the fuel valve" , "Choke by pressure on the windpipe" .)

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