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"ban" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often censor (6 letters).
Definitions
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
Word origin
Borrowed from Romanian ban of uncertain origin, perhaps from Serbo-Croatian bân.
Used in a sentence
“Bare feet are banned in this establishment.”
“To whom the goodly earth and air Are banned”
“Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Official block”3 letters
02“Official prohibition”3 letters
03“Prohibition”3 letters
04“Forbid”3 letters
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