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Compulsion By Force Crossword Clue

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noun

• compulsory force or threat

38%10Force - uncontrollable urge
noun

• an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

• an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

• using force to cause something to occur

35%8By force or compulsion
adverb

• in a forcible manner

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