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We've checked our database and believe the answer is COLLARED which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: COLLARED

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97%8Exact Match!
verb

• To grab or seize by the collar or neck.

• To place a collar on, to fit with one.

• To seize, capture or detain.

• To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.

• (law enforcement) To arrest.

• To bind in conversation.

• To roll up (beef or other meat) and bind it with string preparatory to cooking.

• (BDSM) To bind (a submissive) to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.

adjective

• Having a collar (or other encircling demarcation).

96%8Exact Match!
noun

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

• any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

verb

• succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

• attract; cause to be enamored

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

95%8Exact Match!
noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

verb

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Quick15 Jun 2024 Across 11
The Guardian Quick22 Aug 2018 Down 4
New York Times26 Oct 2013 Down 21
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