Obtaining money through threats or violence (9)
I believe the answer is:
extortion
(Other definitions for extortion that I've seen before include "Extraction of money with menaces" , "The obtaining of money by force or threat" , "Blackmail" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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