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Ted got first person restrained (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tied

'restrained' is the definition.
(tying is a kind of restraining)

'ted got first person' is the wordplay.
'got' indicates putting letters inside.
'first person' becomes 'I' (first-person pronoun).
'ted' going around 'i' is 'TIED'.

(Other definitions for tied that I've seen before include "Fastened with string" , "Made into a knot" , "Restricted, bound" , "have equal scores" , "Bound or secured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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