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Throttle holy man with right point of view (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strangle

'throttle' is the definition.
('strangle' can be a synonym of 'throttle')

'holy man with right point of view' is the wordplay.
'holy man' becomes 'st'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'point of view' becomes 'angle' (angle is a kind of point of view).
'st'+'r'+'angle'='STRANGLE'

(Other definitions for strangle that I've seen before include "Tanglers who suffocate" , "Suppress; choke" , "Finish off" , "Subdue" , "cut off supply of air" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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