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Threaten people with card (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

menace

'threaten' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'people with card' is the wordplay.
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'card' becomes 'ace' (ace is a type of playing card).
'men'+'ace'='MENACE'

(Other definitions for menace that I've seen before include "Intimidation" , "ominous atmosphere" , "Act in a threatening manner" , "Threat; threaten" , "A source of danger" .)

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