The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMBARGO
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More clues leading to the result EMBARGO
- Trade restriction scary chap lifted with business expert intervening
- Ban printers’ unit before pub game
- Stoppage of trade thus restricts business degree
- Ban is to operate on worked amber
- Turn up to get my attention over bar
- . Harlem bar got around Prohibition
- Ban poetic entreaty to hold me back
- Â English doctor on film gets ban
- Ban therefore must include doctor, American
- Neo backing British stars in trade restriction
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The straight part
We know that "Ban" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ban = embargo.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EMBARGO mean?
EMBARGO noun- An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
- A ban on trade with another country.
- A temporary ban on making certain information public.
- To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
- To impose an embargo on a document.