Suffocate (6)
'suffocate' is the definition.
(I know that suffocate is a kind of stifle)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stifle that I've seen before include "Repress -- itself (anag)" , "Muffle, suppress" , "Smother - 6 down (anag)" , "Repress - asphyxiate" , "Smother, check" .)
'suffocate' is the definition.
(I know that suffocate can be written as smother)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for smother that I've seen before include "Suffocate, stifle" , "Kill by depriving of air" , "don't give enough freedom" , "blanket" , "Muffle" .)