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Throne rattled, disheartened and choked (9)

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I believe the answer is:

throttled

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'choked' is the definition.
('throttle' can be a synonym of 'choke')

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(Other definitions for throttled that I've seen before include "Strangled manually" , "Choked" , "Suppressed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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