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I believe the answer is:

daunt

(Other definitions for daunt that I've seen before include "Scare off - dismay" , "Make (someone) apprehensive" , "Make to feel intimidated" , "Frighten, intimidate" , "Dishearten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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