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Traffic impedance into which cork goes (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bottleneck

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'traffic impedance into which cork goes' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for bottleneck that I've seen before include "Where one may get trapped" , "Constricted place" , "Constricted section of road" , "Congestion" , "Traffic constriction" .)

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