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"restrained" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often inhibited (9 letters).
Definitions
Controlled, moderate, or held back.
Used in a sentence
“He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.”
“He was restrained by the straight jacket.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Held in”10 letters
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