Cryptic crossword clue
Reduced to silence when imprisoned 4,2

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 letter word SHUT UP

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What does SHUT UP mean?

SHUT UP adjective
  1. Closed up or off, as in a building that no one is to enter.

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