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Pinched; tied (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drawn

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">pinched</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">tied</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(tie can mean to be drawn in sport)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for drawn that I've seen before include "Tense-looking; tied" , "Portrayed" , "Attracted - depicted" , "Described" , "Represented as" .)

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