The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHACKLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SHACKLED
- Tied horse into winter vehicle
- Restricted in hut, needing source of light
- Inside winter vehicle, poor journalist tied up
- Coupled in shed and ran off without top
- Bound to be influenced by poor accommodation
- Want cycles in barn chained up
- Thwarted southern drudge called the shots
- Cut into vehicle — someone trapped may be this?
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The straight part
We know that "Coupled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coupled = shackled.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 SHACKLED mean?
SHACKLED verb- To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
- (by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.
- To shake, rattle.
- Restrained by shackles, chained.