Exercise restraint about newspapers (7)

I believe the answer is:

repress

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'exercise restraint about newspapers' is the definition.
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'about newspapers' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding).
'newspapers' becomes 'press' (the press is the newspaper industry).
're'+'press'='REPRESS'

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(Other definitions for repress that I've seen before include "Restrict freedom of" , "bottle up" , "Silence" , "Check" , "Subdue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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