The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ASBO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ASBO
- Restrictive order upset job satisfaction, somewhat
- Group of backsliding yobs arrested — breaking this?
- Pupils no longer returning after a punishment
- Was book’s content order intended to be restrictive?
- Gang of backsliding yobs arrested, having broken this?
- Order to be civil, it having restricted youth?
- Restraint regular fans abhor
- Order of court when some yobs act up
- Court order: one like this restricts onset of bullying
- Strasbourg out of order? On the contrary!
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The straight part
We know that "order intended to be restrictive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case order intended to be restrictive = asbo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ASBO mean?
ASBO noun- (law enforcement) Anti-Social Behaviour Order
- One who has been issued with the above legal order.