Cryptic crossword clue
Compelled company to turn back truncated order 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COERCED

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What does COERCED mean?

COERCED verb
  1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
  2. To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
  3. To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

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