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Throttle great to adjust (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

garotte

'throttle' is the definition.
(I know that garotte is a more specific form of the action the throttle)

'great to adjust' is the wordplay.
'adjust' indicates anagramming the letters.
'great'+'to'='greatto'
'greatto' with letters rearranged gives 'GAROTTE'.

(Other definitions for garotte that I've seen before include "Kill by strangulation" , "Strangle" , "Facility to dispose of person" , "Spanish method of execution" , "throttle" .)

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