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clampdown

Clampdown (noun) means a sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.

noun
1
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
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Etymology

Deverbal from clamp down.

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"clampdown" (noun) means a sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.

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