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1929 Hitchcock film (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blackmail

(Other definitions for blackmail that I've seen before include "Crime of demanding money to keep something secret" , "Put the screws on" , "The demanding of money to keep something quiet" , "Hush money" , "Extort money by threats to divulge information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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