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Bag more, unusually, in trade ban (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

embargo

'trade ban' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bag more unusually' is the wordplay.
'unusually' indicates an anagram.
'bag'+'more'='bagmore'
'bagmore' with letters rearranged gives 'EMBARGO'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for embargo that I've seen before include "restrict trade" , "Ban, veto" , "Legal restraint" , "Commercial ban" , "Commercial break" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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