Trade blockade (7)

I believe the answer is:

embargo

(Other definitions for embargo that I've seen before include "Restraint - prohibition" , "Admiralty order" , "Official ban on trade or commerce" , "Legal restraint" , "Boycott" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the L.A. Times Sunday, The Sun and the Newsday.com.

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