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We've checked our database and believe the answer is COERCION which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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noun

• the act of compelling by force of authority

• using force to cause something to occur

90%10 A limitation or restriction
noun

• the state of being physically constrained

• a device that retards something's motion

• the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

90%5 A push or pull that can change the motion of an object
noun

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

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Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic17 May 2024 Across 25
Telegraph Cross Atlantic26 Feb 2024 Down 38
The Guardian Quick16 Mar 2011 Across 8
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