Traffic jam cause, often (10)

I believe the answer is:

bottleneck

(Other definitions for bottleneck that I've seen before include "Traffic restriction" , "Congestion" , "Constricted place" , "Traffic jam" , "Constricted section of road" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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