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Barrier and enclosure wet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dampen

'wet' is the definition.
(dampening is a kind of wetting)

'barrier and enclosure' is the wordplay.
'barrier' becomes 'dam' (dam is a kind of barrier).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'enclosure' becomes 'pen' (pen is a kind of enclosure).
'dam'+'pen'='DAMPEN'

(Other definitions for dampen that I've seen before include "Make moist or depress spirit" , "Discourage in moist manner" , "get a bit wet" , "Make moist or subdued" , "Moisten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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